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    During an unsystematic observation we evaluate the hypothesis based on the observations that we have. When we observe tings we have to be careful and know what we see without hypothesizing about it. We all use unsystematic observation‚ every day in our lives. We may not be aware of this process‚ but it is utilized on an ongoing basis. We will use it when we meet new people because we observe to see if we can tell where they come from their age and some may observe even further than that. My feelings

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    Observe‚ Observing‚ Observed‚ Observation QUESTIONS Activity 1 1) What was the “hardest to hear” sound that you recorded? (Which sound was the “softest” or “most faint” that you could still discern?) The hardest sound to hear was a siren in the distance. The most faint was kids playing‚ while the softest was the buzz of the air conditioner unit working. 2) What sounds had the highest pitch? (Say‚ a light breeze. That’s only one example) The highest pitch sound was from a motorcycle

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    In order to perform a naturalistic observation‚ I went to the University of Arizona’s food court in the Student Union to observe a convenient sample of people. On September 18‚ 2011 at approximately 7:15 pm. I observed 23 people for 15 minutes. There were 16 males and 7 females present during that time period. Without intruding‚ I watched as these people ate‚ socialized‚ and passed through the food court‚ but I paid particular attention to one target behavior: frequency of phone usage.

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    Observation 1: [pic] Jacklyn Coleman Cd: 10G (the early years) Section 1:) Setting: This observation is taking place at the child’s home‚ more specifically‚ in Santa Clara California‚ and in the Living room‚ of their two bedrooms‚ and 1 bathroom home. They currently live in a transitional housing program for teenage mothers run by Wilson center. Describing

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    During my observations‚ I had the opportunity to interview the director of the facility. We discussed risk and injury prevention practices within the classroom‚ how prevention is managed‚ how it is approved‚ and lastly‚ if there are any modifications being made in the environment in relation to the children’s needs and developmental levels. The director told me all the employees meet once a month to discuss solutions. She mentioned that there are fire drills every thirty days. The director said she

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    Cross-Cultural Observation: Macy’s Department Store In order to observe the interactions between individuals from different cultural background‚ my partner: Gina Nguyen and I went to the Macy’s department store‚ located downtown Boston. We selected this store because of the size and their reputation of having a diverse workforce. Gina and I started our observation at 3:30pm on Wednesday‚ October 24‚ 2012 and finished it at 4:20pm. We were observing the interactions between the coworkers‚ as

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    Observation I visited Hoki Poki on Monday at 12:00 p.m. during lunch hour. When I got there I noticed there were people sitting down and others in line waiting to order. From what I was able to observe I noticed that the majority of people were workers and only a few seemed to be students. Throughout my observation‚ I noticed there was a steady volume of people coming in and it began to slow down as it got closer to 1. The majority of people that came during lunch hour got to-go plates and the ones

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    or crime; using both qualitative and quantitative data allowed for the conclusions made. For the qualitative data‚ our group used different observations such as the landscape‚ pedestrian traffic characteristics‚ and characteristics of the individuals who were in that area‚ such as: race‚ gender‚ and age. For the quantitative data‚ we focused our observations more towards the physical and social disorder within

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    In this paper‚ I chose to observe the toddler room. I picked Beau; he has brown hair with hazel eyes. He is 33 months old. He weighs 33 pounds and is 38 inches tall. The first observation I did of Beau is in the classroom‚ I found him playing in pretend kitchen. He was opening the cabinets‚ picking up plates and he gave another boy a banana. This all in two minutes and the student teachers were watching. Beau then stole a toy from another toddler. That was a whole minute. After that he went and

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    “Naturalistic Observation is a research method commonly used by psychologists and other social scientists. This technique involves observing subjects in their natural environment. This type of research is often utilized in situations where conducting lab research is unrealistic‚ cost prohibitive or would unduly affect the subject’s behavior” (verywell.com). My experiment is an example of naturalistic observation because I watched and listened to conversations without interjecting myself or revealing

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