Observation I
1. The role of observational research in describing behavior and generating hypotheses – the case of Kitty Genovese (1964)
2. Classification of observational methods:
a. Observation without intervention – the naturalistic observation
b. Observation with intervention:
- Participant observation – Festinger and the cult (Festinger, Riecken, & Schachter, 1956)
- Structured observation – attachment theory; Piaget’s studies; Lorenz and his geese
- The field experiment – love on the high bridge (Dutton & Aron, 1974)