Question

You decide to study weekend dorm life for a sociology term paper. In order to do this, you attend several fraternity parties at a large university, week after week. What method of research are you employing?a) case studyb) naturalistic observationc) surveyd) experiential observation

Answer 1

Answer:b) naturalistic observation

Explanation:

Naturalistic observation is a technique under which observation of the subject is done in its natural environment.

Usually this technique is used when lab research will be unreasonable.

How Does Naturalistic Observation Work?

This technique may be used just because people's responses may be more effective when they are in their comfortable environment than when they are in a lab for research purposes.

Sometimes the result of the research are more effective when the behaviour is observed in an exactly moment when it happens. By watching how people respond to certain situations and stimuli in real-life, psychologists can get a better idea of how and why people react.