Nonverbal Observation Activity ____________________________________________________________ _________ Prof. Michelle Coleman COM 111 – Interpersonal Communication Objective: In this nonverbal communication observation activity‚ you will become a “people watcher.” You will watch two different people in two different situations. It is helpful for this activity if (1) you do not know the people you are observing‚ (2) if they do not know you are observing them‚ and finally‚ (3)
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issue that arose was how frequently the child became engaged in different activities in a short time. During the whole observation my friend was with me overseeing the child‚ but my friend did not interfere with my note taking or observation. An issue that occurred was that I wasn’t aware that I would be following the child around in the playground/yard‚ since I thought the observation would be taking place at the child’s home. Due to the warm weather the child preferred to be outside and thus I had
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Since food and drinks were not allowed in many places of the library‚ those who wanted to have food would come here. These people usually shared the same pattern that they would read books or stare at their computers while eating. During the observation‚ seven people went straight forward to the newspaper shelf‚ picked up their favourite copy‚ found a seat and began to read. They usually came in alone and knew exactly what they wanted to read. There was another group of people who regarded the
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Naturalistic Observation It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I was observing the children playing in the a small playground in the southern campus. The unexpected sunshine makes everything beatiful today. There are lots of equipments here for children to entertain‚ such as swing‚ slide‚ see saw‚ spring rider‚ which remind me my childhood‚ too. Since today is Thursday‚ the number of children is less than usual. However‚ at least I had some children to observe. I focused on the twins‚ Steve and Bela
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Angela Roscoe ENG 105 January 20‚ 2013 Liza Kiesell The Observation of the Salvation Army When observing this big beautiful building‚ that is called the Salvation Army‚ that was placed in this community‚ I observed this building being more than just a community center‚ but an holistic approach to bring the community together and have observed them changed people’s lives. I have observed the different programs that they have for all ages and interests. I have observed their child care program
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Note taking In the field where the stream flows‚ and the water falls into the pond is where I did my observation. I took the time to sit on my property‚ at my grandparents house‚ which is located in the country side. I sat on a wooden bench over looking running water for 30 minutes observing the wilderness‚ and the surrounding sounds. The water was flowing fast down stream‚ with an abundance of rocks in the water. The water was completely clear‚ and made a rushing sound as it moved. I could see
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I attended a speech on Monday April 29th at Saint Thomas Aquinas’ rec room. The speakers name was Brandon Young‚ inspirational speaker. The audience was not very large‚ approximately 50 to 55 people were present. The name of the speech was “Why do you do it” and it was delivered to inspire you. To begin the speaker was very good at getting our attention by stating that he was not there to motivate us in anyway but‚ instead to ask “why”. His big point was “Why do you do the things
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An observational study to investigate gender differences in touching behaviour in a social situation. Hypothesis My hypothesis is: Teenage boys will touch teenage girls significantly more so in public places. This is a one tailed hypothesis. Null hypothesis There will be no significant gender differences with touching in public places. Method Design This practical will be an observational study of teenage couples within a public setting to find out if there are any gender
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There are many issues which are essential to confidentiality and objective observations. Its important that you keep the observation accurate which means that it needs to be true and not made up‚ according to Beith and Tassoni "Keeping records and carrying out observations on children allow early years practitioners to pass accurate information on to parents. It means that parents can be kept informed of a child’s progress which shows them that their child is being seen as an individual and that
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Naturalistic Observation Primary Reference Source Loucopoulos P and V Karakostas (1995) System Requirements Engineering. McGraw Hill International. Summary description Observational methods involve an investigator viewing users as they work and taking notes on the activity which takes place. Observation may be either direct‚ where the investigator is actually present during the task‚ or indirect‚ where the task is viewed by some other means such as through use of a video camera.
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