Introduction: In order to study the behavior, cognitive thinking, environmental response, and mental conditions, the psychologists use naturalistic observation. The naturalistic observation can be used on humans as well as animals to observe their behaviors.
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Correct answer: The given statement, “two major problems in naturalistic observation are the effects of the observer and observer bias”, is true.
Explanation of Solution
The naturalistic observation is defined as a careful observation of the living things in their normal and natural settings. Naturalistic observation can have a bias, since the observer might assume what he/she observes is true (effects of the observer), and these assumptions are based on the observer’s view of living things (observer bias).
Hence, the given statement is true.
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