Observational Methods

Directions:
Select the BEST response alternative for each of the questions below.

	1.	Your doctor wants you to track some of your daily activities. She asks you to indicate the amount of time you spend sitting, being physically active, and sleeping. This would be an example of ________ approach to describing your behavior.
		A)	an intrinsic
		B)	a quantitative
		C)	a qualitative
		D)	an extrinsic
	2.	After seeing a movie, a researcher stops you on your way out of the theater to ask you your reaction to the film you just saw. The researcher wants you (and some others who were in the theater with you) to discuss what you enjoyed as well as what you did not enjoy about the movie. This researcher is using ________ approach to data collection.
		A)	an intrinsic
		B)	a quantitative
		C)	a qualitative
		D)	an extrinsic
	3.	Naturalistic observation is used to:
		A)	test hypotheses developed prior to the study.
		B)	conduct research under experimental conditions rather than relying on real environments.
		C)	get rapid answers to multiple theoretical questions.
		D)	provide as complete and accurate a picture as possible of what occurred in a particular setting.
	4.	The type of data typically collected using naturalistic observation are primarily:
		A)	quantitative.
		B)	qualitative.
		C)	disruptive.
		D)	objective.
	5.	Researchers understand that concealed observation:
		A)	is ideal from an ethical standpoint.
		B)	can result in greater reactance than overt observation.
		C)	may directly influence and possibly alter the behaviors under observation.
		D)	can sometimes lead to an invasion of privacy for participants.
	6.	Cindy will be using naturalistic participant observation to study the different behavioral patterns displayed by members of her family during the upcoming 10-year reunion. Which of the following will most likely be true?
		A)	She might lose the objectivity necessary to conduct a scientific observation of her family.
		B)	She will be unable to support her study with multiple confirmations.
		C)	She will collect quantitative data rather than qualitative data.
		D)	All of the above are equally likely.
	7.	The careful observation of one (or more) specific behaviors in a specific setting is what is meant by:
		A)	archival research.
		B)	content analysis.
		C)	systematic observation.
		D)	experimental analysis.
	8.	Students in a classroom act wildly and loudly when they are by themselves. When the teacher enters the classroom, they all settle down and return to their seats. In this example, the students' behavior is best described as due to:
		A)	contiguity.
		B)	reactivity.
		C)	proximity.
		D)	reliability.
	9.	A researcher examines the purchasing records of Chi Chi's restaurant over its final four years to form a detailed understanding of their buying patterns in order to determine if these patterns contributed to the restaurant's ultimate closing. This is an example of a ________ research method.
		A)	systematic observation
		B)	concealed observation
		C)	field experiment
		D)	case study
	10.	When a researcher doesn't collect original data but instead analyzes existing data, this approach is called:
		A)	a psychobiography.
		B)	field experiment.
		C)	archival research.
		D)	statistical reporting.
	11.	Dr. Ficsher examines chess tournament records to determine whether more fingers are broken by robots or by other living players. Which archival research approach is Dr. Ficsher using here?
		A)	Survey archives.
		B)	Statistical records.
		C)	Self-report.
		D)	Anthropological data.
	12.	When researchers systematically analyze existing documents (e.g., automotive magazines from the 1950's), they are engaged in:
		A)	quantitative research.
		B)	transactional analysis.
		C)	content analysis.
		D)	a case study.

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