Studied by 1 person
Covert
don’t know they are being observed
overt
they know they are being observed
strengths
covert: natural behaviour (no hawthorn effect)
qualitative data: can get more information and richer
weakness
time consuming
Overt: less reliable (hawthorn effect)
covert: wont be able to do it to children as you need consent and it defeats the purpose of the observation
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