Explain naturalistic observations and discuss the two concerns involved with this approach

What will be an ideal response?


Naturalistic observations observe children in their everyday environments and systematically record behaviors as they happen. Researchers must be wary of participant reactivity—children may react to the presence of an observer and behave atypically— and observer bias—researchers may interpret behavior to fit his or her hypotheses.

Psychology

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