PY 355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Naturalistic Observation, Contrived, Autonomic Nervous System
22 Sep 2016
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Behavioral recording o o narrative record: full description of participant"s behavior. Increasing the reliability of observational methods o researchers must have clear and precise operational definitions for all behaviors that will be observed and recorded o raters should practice using the coding system by comparing and discussing their practice. If your partner moves, do you plan to say in your relationship? o do not use double-barreled items. X have you ever tried pepsi or cocaine? choose an appropriate response format o. X what are your thoughts on the new website layout. X how far away is your hometown? (write your answer) ex: two states over, four hours away o pretest the item. Questionnaires: most common method of self-report measurement o how to find existing questionnaires search the research literature (ex: journal articles) consult books that contain and critically evaluate measures find databases that describe measures purchase from commercial publishers.
