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An observation study does NOT collect data by _____. |
| | A) | viewing |
| | B) | listening |
| | C) | recording |
| | D) | filming |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Thomas used a checklist to record the actions of employees around the coffee station. He was using _____ observation. |
| | A) | nonverbal |
| | B) | spatial |
| | C) | verbal |
| | D) | extralinguistic |
| | E) | nonbehavioral |
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Which of the following is a major weakness of the observation method |
| | A) | The observer generally must be on the scene when an event occurs or it is lost. |
| | B) | Observation is more intrusive than is questioning. |
| | C) | Observation is of limited value in behavior studies. |
| | D) | It is almost impossible to observe without the subject being influenced by the observation process. |
| | E) | Has the risk that observation or recording may interfere with participation. |
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When a person interrupts others, which dimension of extralinguistic activity is illustrated by that behavior? |
| | A) | vocal |
| | B) | temporal |
| | C) | interaction |
| | D) | verbal stylistic |
| | E) | spatial |
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Sara is conducting a study of people's work spaces and how they organize those spaces. This type of study is known as _____. |
| | A) | extralinguistics |
| | B) | fung shui |
| | C) | kinesics |
| | D) | proxemics |
| | E) | physical condition observation |
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Recording the tracks of people walking on grass on campus is an example of _____. |
| | A) | linguistic observation |
| | B) | trace evidence |
| | C) | nonverbal behavior |
| | D) | spatial behavior |
| | E) | temporal behavior |
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During a focus group, researchers sits behind a one-way mirror and record each participant's body language and facial expressions, as well as the number of times they participate and whether they go first, build on someone's contribution, or contradict someone's contribution. This is an example of _____ observation. |
| | A) | Indirect |
| | B) | Direct |
| | C) | Remote |
| | D) | Disguised |
| | E) | Spatial |
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Observation checklists should NEVER _____. |
| | A) | have precisely defined categories of behaviors |
| | B) | have mutually exclusive categories |
| | C) | have exhaustive categories |
| | D) | have a place to record conditions for observation |
| | E) | have open-ended questions |
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A researcher conducting an observation study about weight in adults, had participated in a similar study several months ago. He now perceives similarities in individuals defined as clinically obese in the previous study to those defined as overweight in the current study. This researcher has injected what type of error into the study? |
| | A) | observer drift |
| | B) | groupthink |
| | C) | devil's advocate |
| | D) | halo effect |
| | E) | self-serving bias |
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Researchers can minimize the occurrence of errors caused by observer drift by choosing observers with a ____ degree of _____. |
| | A) | high, concentration |
| | B) | low, detail-orientation |
| | C) | low, experience |
| | D) | high, unobtrusiveness |
| | E) | low, enthusiasm |
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