Explain the difference between participant observation (ethnography) and detached observation.
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Ethnographers not only watch people do things but they also have them explain why they do them. While detached observation only gathers the “what” data, the ethnography then attempts to explain the reason for the behaviors.
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Of the six number symbol skills that young children learn during the preoperational period, which of the following is not one of those skills?
a. ?Learning to associate numerals with groups b. ?Learning to add “one plus two equals three” with written symbols c. ?Learning to place the numerals in order d. ?Learning to reproduce numerals
A child who has difficulty picking up puzzle pieces, holding a crayon, or cutting with scissors might need to be screened for a. vision
b. gross motor skills. c. fine motor skills. d. poor nutrition.
A system based on the belief that an individual's achievements are due to their own personal merits is
a. Meritocracy. b. Democracy. c. Social justice. d. Acculturation.
Valid operational definitions must be a. based upon a theory that is generally recognized as valid. b. precise and stipulate the operations by which they could beobserved
c. based upon relevant behaviors that can be observed and recorded. d. all of the above.