Descriptive Research Methods

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

  • Case study
  • Experimental research
  • Survey
  • Naturalistic observation (correct)

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

  • Survey
  • Case study (correct)
  • Experimental research
  • Naturalistic observation

What is the main limitation of naturalistic observation?

  • Observer effect and bias (correct)
  • Inability to apply results to others
  • Inability to collect large amounts of data
  • Lack of detail

What is the disadvantage of a case study?

<p>Inability to apply results to others (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Survey (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Survey (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main limitation of naturalistic observation?

<p>Observer effect (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Case study (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Survey (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Survey (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the disadvantage of a case study?

<p>Inability to apply results to other similar cases (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main limitation of naturalistic observation?

<p>Observer effect (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Case study (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the disadvantage of a case study?

<p>Inability to generalize results (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Survey (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Survey (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Naturalistic observation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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