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Method & Description Naturalistic Observation & (1) Case Study & (2) Which terms correctly replace the numbers in this table? (1) The psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting (2) Involves an intensive investigation of one or more participants (1) Data are collected about a group of participants over a number of years (2) Data are collected from a group of participants of different ages and compared (1) An independent variable is manipulated by the researcher (2) The participant and researcher do not know who received treatment (1) An arrangement of data is used to indicate how often a score or observation occurs (2) Numerical methods are used to determine if a hypothesis is supported or results were by
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Roland
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1. The psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting2. Involves an intensive investigation of one or more participants
Explanation
In the question, you are asked to identify the most suitable describe each psychological concept given in a table. Considering Naturalistic Observation (1), it pertains to a research method in which psychologists observe the subject in their natural environment without interfering. Therefore, 'The psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting' is accurate.Discussing the Case Study (2), it refers to an in-depth investigation involving one or more people. Psychologists gather as much data as they can about the people involved through techniques such as interviews. Hence, 'Involves an intensive investigation of one or more participants' fits the definition.The remaining alternatives mispresent the proper context of naturalistic observation and case studies. 'Data collected about a group over years' implies a cohort study++;'data collected from different ages compared' refers to cross-sectional studies; 'an independent variable is manipulated by the researcher' suggests an experimental study; the participant and the researcher not knowing
who received treatment refers to a blind or double-blind experiment; 'an arrangement of data used to indicate if a particular observation or score becomes frequent' implies a frequency distribution in statistics; and 'numerical methods are used to figure out whether the hypothesis is supported or results occur by chance' pertains to inferential statistics.