Descriptive Research Methods

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What type of research method involves observing subjects in their natural environment?

Naturalistic observation

Which research method provides a tremendous amount of detail about an individual?

Case study

What is the main limitation of naturalistic observation?

Observer effect and bias

What is the disadvantage of a case study?

Inability to apply results to others

Which research method is useful for collecting a huge amount of data on a very large group of people?

Survey

Which research method involves studying covert behaviors and addressing hundreds of people with the same questions at the same time?

Survey

What type of research method involves observing subjects in their natural environment?

Naturalistic observation

Which research method may suffer from observer effect and observer bias?

Naturalistic observation

What is the main limitation of naturalistic observation?

Observer effect

Which research method provides a tremendous amount of detail about an individual?

Case study

What type of research method is useful for collecting a huge amount of data on a very large group of people?

Survey

Which research method involves studying covert behaviors and addressing hundreds of people with the same questions at the same time?

Survey

What is the disadvantage of a case study?

Inability to apply results to other similar cases

Which research method allows researchers to watch behavior in a non-artificial setting?

Naturalistic observation

Which research method involves studying subjects in their natural environment to record systematically observed behaviors?

Naturalistic observation

Which research method involves studying subjects in their natural environment to record systematically observed behaviors?

Naturalistic observation

What is the main limitation of naturalistic observation?

Observer effect

Which research method provides a tremendous amount of detail about an individual?

Case study

What type of research method involves observing subjects in their natural environment?

Naturalistic observation

Which research method may suffer from observer effect and observer bias?

Naturalistic observation

What is the disadvantage of a case study?

Inability to generalize results

What type of research method involves studying covert behaviors and addressing hundreds of people with the same questions at the same time?

Survey

What type of research method is useful for collecting a huge amount of data on a very large group of people?

Survey

Which research method allows researchers to watch behavior in a non-artificial setting?

Naturalistic observation

Learn about descriptive research methods including naturalistic observation, case studies, and surveys. Understand how researchers record systematically observed data and the limitations of these methods.

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