PSY 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Madon, Grip Strength, Random Assignment
15 Oct 2016
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Naturalistic observation (aka field work ): observing and describing naturally occurring phenomena with little experimenter intervention: has two main functions. Gaining insight about patterns and relationships: tends to be global in scope. Naturalistic observation: examples: michael fay"s mega transect across equatorial africa. Conservationist walked across african jungle from sept 1999 through. Goal: record what"s there to spark conservation efforts. People, villages: endured malaria, hepatitis, other infections. Rosenhan"s (1973) study on being sane in insane places . Interested in experiences of patients in mental hospitals. 8 sane people gained admission to mental hospitals claiming they heard voices. Stay at hospitals ranged from 7 to 52 days. Discharged with schizophrenia in remission after m=19 days. Documented treatment by doctors, patients feelings of powerlessness, depersonalization. Careful observation of one or more specific behaviors in a particular setting; may include experimenter intervention. Robber"s cave studies (sherif et al. , 1961) Interested in the relationship between competition over scarce resources and prejudice.
