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In an observational study of children's play, you record which behaviors follow one another. You are recording .
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When you use the method to quantify behavior you divide your observation period into discrete intervals and then record whether a behavior occurs in that interval.
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A method of quantifying behavior in which you scan your participants for a specific amount of time is .
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When using multiple observers, you must evaluate to assess agreement among observers.
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When using the Pearson r to assess agreement among multiple observers, you may have to inspect the in addition to assessing the magnitude of the correlation.
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The simplest and least informative measure of interobserver agreement is .
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Counting the number of times a behavior occurs in an observation yields data.
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In you observe your subjects in their natural environment and do not interfere with ongoing behavior.
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Observations that do not alter the natural course of behavior being observed is termed observation.
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Rummaging through a person's recycling bin to see how much that person recycles is a(n) of recycling behavior.
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In an observational study of a group, if you become a functioning member of that group you are using observation.
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Your first task when conducting an ethnographic study is to .
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The first step in analyzing data from an ethnographic study is to .
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In ethnography, in order to gain access to a group, you may have to negotiate your way past .
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In sociometry, patterns of relationships are plotted on a(n) .
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A(n) is a research technique that involves a description of a specific case.
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A weakness of the case history method is that it .
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When doing a content analysis, in addition to the recording unit you should record .
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To avoid observer bias in content analysis, it is a good idea to use .
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Written records of behavior that comprise the data from a study are known as data.
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Archival research makes use of as its source of data.
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If you wanted to analyze the speeches made by the president, most likely you would use .
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The unit of analysis, or material you analyze, in a content analysis is known as the .
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The first step involved in doing a meta-analysis is to .
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Because of the , the studies included in a meta-analysis may represent a biased sample.







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