Psychology: Non-experimental Research

Sampling NATURALISTIC OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES?
1)TIME INTERVAL SAMPLING: The observation/recording of what happenes in a SERIES of FIXED time intervals

2)TIME POINT SAMPLING: The observation/recording of BEHAVIOUR occuring at a SERIES of GIVEN POINTS IN TIME

3)EVENT SAMPLING: The observation/recording of a COMPLETE EVENT each time it occurs

Questionnaire advantages?
They can produce both quantitative/qualitative data, with a wide range of design options.

Questionnaire design considerations?
-Open or Closed questions
-Question order
-Avoiding unncessary jargon
-Avoiding leading questions/value judements
-Avoid double-barrelled questions
-Avoid emotive questions
-Avoid vagueness/ambiguity
-Avoid inappropriate assumptions