Human Growth and Development / Unit 1 HGD 0056 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Naturalistic Observation
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The idea
Naturalistic observation records behaviour in real-life settings without control or interaction, giving high ecological validity, meaning realism.
In practice
Researchers quietly recording how children play together on a school playground at recess.
Where people slip
Observer bias is the risk. Clear coding criteria and inter-rater reliability, agreement between observers, guard against it.
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