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| system of gathering data so that bias and error in measurement are reduced, |
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| tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observations. |
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| in research, repeating a study or experiment to see if the same results will be obtained in an effort to demonstrate reliability of results |
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| tendency of ppl or animals to behave differently from normal when they know they are being observed |
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| a naturalistic observation in which the observer becomes a participant in the group being observed. |
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| tendency of observers to see what they expect to see |
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| study of one individual in great detail |
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| randomly selected sample of subjects from a larger population of subjects. |
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| the entire group of ppl or animals in which the researcher is interested. |
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| observe ppl or animals in natural environment |
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| observe ppl/animals in lab setting |
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| ask ?'s about topic researchers are studying via telephone, internet, or a questionaire |
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