Everything has been left as it usually is. E.g., watching animals in their real life environment, true to reallife setting.
What is a strength of natural observations?
The researcher records natural behaviour in a natural environment without interference. This is a strength as there is high ecological validity.
What is a weakness of natural observations?
They cannot be easily replicated as they are naturally happening behaviours. This is a weakness as they cannot be checked for reliability due to things such as extraneous variables that the researcher cannot control.
