Rotating Observation

Experiment Description: Being a college student I am aware of just how asocial and isolated college students tend to be while on campus. My experiment consisted of sitting next to people, more specifically, searching for those who were sitting by themselves at a table with empty chairs surrounding them. After finding the best subjects I would then walk right up to their table without speaking and sit down right by them rather than on any of the several available chairs around them. I executed this experiment at the library located at Cal state Long Beach during lunch hours (12:15pm-1:00pm) meaning the library was usually crowded. I would look for someone sitting alone at a big table and would then go ahead and make

All dyads were observed in public environments and as unobtrusively as possible. All dyads were observed for a minimum of several minutes without interruption from another individual.

I observed the circle time at Dvora Day Care on 03. 2017. The teacher gathered all the children at the circle area at the circle time. From the beginning of the lesson the teacher explained to the children that they will repeat alphabet letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. The teacher was standing at the blackboard and pointing at the letters asked the children one by one what the letters is this. Most of the children, during the lesson, gave the answers very fast. I noticed, that they know the letters very well, but, a couple of children did not pay attention. The teacher assistant came to them and sat down between them, let them more concentrated in the learning process. Then, one of these children, stood up and run away from the group

I decided to conduct the fieldwork assignment in the Griffith Park, where I usually go hiking on Saturdays. I chose this place because it was convenient for my plans, and the Griffith Park is a place which attracts various kind of people for different reasons. I never really paid attention to people around me since I try to spend time on my own while hiking, therefore I thought it will an interesting experience to observe people in the setting that I’m familiar with.

Naturalistic observational research is important because it allows researchers to observe people in a natural habitat without any variable manipulation. Most importantly in naturalistic observation, the researcher does not interfere with the situation in any way. Naturalistic observation can be structured or unstructured; for this study, unstructured naturalistic observation was mostly used. There were pre-determined characteristics that the researchers wrote down on a spreadsheet, however, specific behaviors were recorded as they happened (i.e., the type of reaction that resulted from each person who picked up the card). Naturalistic observation is important in psychological research because it gives insight into the natural behaviors of people. When a person is unaware they are being observed it reduces change in behavior, which can occur when if they are aware that they are being observed.

The setting for my first observation assignment was at the Starbucks, in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, near my family home. The day I choose to observe was Sunday, November 27th, 2016, between the time of ten o’clock and eleven o’clock am, after church hours. The second observation assignment location was Mugsies, a coffee shop, near Westminster College, in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, between the time of eleven o’clock and twelve o’clock pm during lunch hour, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. Prior to my arrival, I developed a hypothesis about what I was expecting while observing the people and employees at two different locations and settings. My hypothesis

When people are being watched they tend to behave in a different manner, and they usually act to the best

Identify behavioral changes that result from the presence of others. Why does the presence of others produce changes in our level of performance or awareness?

For our Social Norm Project Caitlin Avery and I decided that we would get onto an elevator and press all of the buttons. We choose this experiment because we both are a little bit shy and felt that this experiment would be stepping out of our comfort zone without making either of us feel too uncomfortable. When we conducted this experiment we made sure to get on the elevator when there was a good crowd of people riding (around 10-15 people) and then the two of us pressed all of the buttons until they were all lit. As we rode the elevator we watched to see what the other passenger’s reactions were. Most people did in fact notice that we had pressed every button and had a puzzled expression on their face, but you could tell that they didn’t think much about it and went back to looking at their phone. I did notice a few people who had

For the breaking norm experiment I wanted to create an awkward encounter with a stranger. Once the encounter takes place I would try to start a conversation and hold it for at least five minute. There is many was I could of done this experiment, but I wanted it to be executed in a way were it didn’t give an uncomfortable vide to the individual. Some ideas that had were going up to random strangers while their walking to class or lifting at the gym. At the end I choosed none of theses ideas because I felt like the result would be bias if it was done this way. The reason for this is because I wouldn’t have a long enough encounter with the test subject. Most people at the gym or walking to class have are restricted by time. So I design my experiment

Recently, I observed a conversation on vaping which supposedly causes mold and burns in the lungs. This caused us to pause and think, why do people try things which we all know are bad? The conversation began as we brought up something about vaping and if it had negative effects. I remembered that I had once heard that mold can grow on vape user's lungs when the vapor and chemicals reach the membrane. Upon hearing this news others needed reassurance, so we looked for information on the subject. As we brought up this fact, another participant asked ¨Why do people vape or smoke when they know it is bad for them?¨ This question brings to mind our ability as Americans for self-control and the human will.

In order to perform our experiment, we first and for most had to acquire participants. Micah’s and Cooper’s participants, for this study came from the University of Tennessee’s Kappa Alpha order fraternity. The other participants that Kayla acquired were from the Pi Beta Phi sorority at the University. Equipment was also an important aspect to the study. We checked out video cameras and audio recorders from the University’s library. We also used computers and a television to complete our study’s analysis. The video cameras were used to document the environment in which the movie was viewed and the interviews of each participant. The audio recorders were just used in the interviews of the participants so that the audio would be clear to transcribe. The study took place in the Kappa Alpha house and in the Pi Beta Phi house. In the Kappa Alpha house, the movie was viewed in the library as the interviews were taken in the media room. In the Pi Beta Phi house Kayla had the participants view the movie and were interviewed in the study room. The Environment which the participants inured was similar in both

Today, I got to observe and workout in the Change of Direction class. The semi-private training went well. Both of the athletes worked hard and stayed motivated throughout their challenging workout. The Speed and Weights workout went well. The athletes worked hard and the coaches did a great job watching the athlete’s technique. Next, I worked out in the Change of Direction workout. There were a couple of drills that I have never done before that were challenging. One was the “W Drill” where the athlete slide shuffled in and out of the cones. The cones are shaped in a w. The other drill was a reactive cone drill. The athlete slide shuffled to the cone that the coach told them t go to and slide shuffled back. I thought these drills were challenging,

Data received through observation of events are generally more reliable and free from respondent bias

Circle time is when all the children come together and engage in learning. Yet J suffered she didn’t get much interaction from teacher. However, after circle time I had the opportunity to observe J and JA in different learning centers. These learning centers provided social interactions. The two learning centers I observed was dramatic play and blocks. The children where in different learning environments at separate times. J crawled to blocks at 9:13am, Which was located across from circle area.