The Observer

Over all, I can say that I enjoyed this entire week here at my host agency. Even though I was not required to come into the department Monday for the holiday, I still choose to come and be involved with the family and friends of the organization. On Memorial Day, here at the department there were snacks and games that both the officers and their families could be involved in. I acknowledged the environment and thought it was genuinely a nice thing for the department to do for each other. I’ve…

satisfactory? Primary qualities are characteristics of objects that are set apart from the observer, or quantitative aspects of our environment. This includes things like extension, solidity, number, figure, and motion. These qualities can be determined without question and do not rely on judgements that can be argued. Alternatively, secondary qualities are thought to be properties that create a sensation for the observer, such as…

The interesting article, Why You Should Go to the Movies (and Do Other Stuff) Alone?, presents two different perspectives of being unaccompanied. As the writer, Jesse Singal, introduces the topic, he writes about some people quickly nodding in response to the question. However, the question alarmed others. He includes, “The idea of sitting there, all alone, surrounded by people who aren’t alone is humiliating.” This shows that people fear the idea of being alone when going somewhere or doing…

models behavior. I believe social observational learning was not present with the observers and was not present with the groups. The observers were never involved in any of the activities they would just create them. But the groups learned and watched the leaders bring the teams together to work as one to accomplish the main goal. In my eyes the only way it would show observational learning would be if the observers belonged on the groups and worked with them, influencing their views and…

units of knowledge in an attempt to ‘discover cultural meaning’ in the ethnographic interviews (Spradley 1979) and observations (Spradley 1980) which were used for identifying and distinguishing pieces in the cultural setting (LeCompte and Jean 1999:73). Analysis of field data started with rough cleaning [editing] to reduce and eliminate errors so as to enhance the reliability of the data. Data cleaning was done right from the beginning of the study. This strategy helped me eliminate errors,…

The second observation was about Twizzlers, which the child determine if the Twizzlers have the same amount even if they are scattered or expanded. There were two different child. The first child was a five year old. The observer ask if the Twizzlers was the same and the child answered YES but when the observant scattered the child’s Twizzlers into four and ask the question “are they still the same?” and the child answered an immediately NO and his explanation was “because mine was cut and your…

Ethnography is a participant-observer qualitative research method which involves an integrative analysis of behaviors, values, and patterns of interaction within a specific culture-sharing group (Creswell, 2013). It is a method that stems from cultural anthropology and sociology, wherein the researcher spends extended periods of time as a participant in the group of study, interviewing, observing, and sharing their cultural experiences. According to Creswell (2013), the process of ethnography…

initiation. This assessment is performed by professional examiners who have a Master’s degree in clinical or developmental psychology and received training by an exceptional clinician using video sample of children not involved in the study. The observers were blind to the purposes of the study and the treatment assignment.…

Exercise physiologist specialise in treatment of chronic diseases, conditions and injuries via the delivery and manipulation of exercise. A major aspect of their work is to encourage sports performance and development. Observational learning of a skill can be directed towards exercise-related fields of work as it can be used to encourage self-efficacy and confidence as well as the teaching of skills and tasks. Observational learning engages individuals in cognitive process similar to those…

and Johnson were able to observe and record compared to relying on subjective reports of past experiences from their participants. One disadvantage however, was that if there was an influence on the participant’s behavior by having an observer. Even if the observer was extremely discreet, the participant is still aware of being observed. Overall, this research was incredibly valuable and is still referred to…