Observations

• What is a behavioural cheaklist?


  A list of behaviours to tally
• What are behavioural categories?


  Behaviour to look for (Eg: Biting or spiting)
• What is inter-rater reliability?


  Comparing the ratings of two or more observers to check for agreement in their measurements.
• What is a pilot observation?


  A small scale trial run of an observation to cheak behavioural categories.
• What is operationalise?


  Stating behavioural categories exactly to make them measurable.
• What is a controlled observation?


  Takes place in a lab
• What is a naturalistic observation?


  Takes place in a real life enviroment
• What is a covert observation?


  PPS do not know they are being studied
• What is a overt observation?


  PPS do know they are being studied - researcher is in plain sight
• What is participant observation?


  The researcher takes part in activities, becoming part of the group
• What is non-participant observation?


  Researcher observes form afar
• What is an unstructured observation?


  There is no behavioural cheaklist - everything is written down.
• What is a structured observation?


  Using a behavioural cheaklist
• What is time sampling


  A behavioural cheaklist complete at specific intervals
• What is Event sampling


  Use cheaklist during the entire event