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Naturalistic Observation Method
Survey Method: (Farida Tarek)
Examples
Sociology
What is the drug use among college students at a large metropolitan university?
Psychology
What kinds of sexual problems are experienced by "normal" couples?
Geology
How can one compare modern earthquakes to historical events where observations were limited?
Biology
What kinds of seeds do feathered backyard visitors like to eat?
Description
Data collected from interview, questionnaires
Forced-choice questions
Open-ended questions
self report
No direct observation
Descriptive Study
Non-Experimental
Main topic
Limitations
Not explanatory
Questions Misunderstood
Poor memory
Intentional deception
Self report method used
Strengths
help assessing attitudes + opinions
large sample=Accurate results
Unobservable data easily collected
