Question

Irina wants to study infant language development. She decides to watch 10 babies once a month from birth to 2 years of age and write down the sounds they make and the words they use. Irina is using________________

Answer 1

Answer:

B) systematic observation

Explanation:

The options for this question are missing. The options are:

A) self-report

B) systematic observation

C) sampling behavior with tasks

D) interview

In research, the term systematic observation refers to a process to get data by which the researcher makes observations of the subjects of the study in an objective way, not considering the researcher own prejudices by collecting data without biases from the researcher (which would come from the interpretation of the observations).

In this example Irina watches 10 babies once a month from birth to 2 years of age and writes down the sounds they make and the words they use. We can see that she is observing the babies in an objective and close way and by writing down the sounds and words she is actually taking an objective measure of language development. Therefore this would be an example of systematic observation.