The Rainbow Connection Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hi there,For the syllabus outcome: "Discuss how and why particular research methods are used at the sociocultural level of analysis (for example, participant/naturalistic observation, interviews, case studies)."The two methods I was going to look at were: experiments and observations with Asch (1951) as the lab experiment and Bandura, Ross and Ross (the bobo doll 1961) for the observation.However, I'm a bit confused as Bandura is also conducted within a lab, so would this fall under experiment or observation?Are these appropriate methods to discuss? Would a different study like Tajfel 1971 or Sherif be more relevant?Thank you! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBBenFrank Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hello,If you can change the study from Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment to another, you should probably do so, considering that although it is non-participant, it is a laboratory experiment. You should probably change it to a naturalistic observation, quasi experiment, survey... Have you considered Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions to discuss surveys as a research method? I think that would be the best idea.Good luck with your November exams! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaby Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Bandura Bobo Doll is an experiment. It was conducted in a laboratory, it wasn't an observation. Observation was a method of collecting data, but it was still quantitative, not qualitative. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rainbow Connection Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Thank you both for your replies I've decided to change it so that I'm discussing lab experiments with Asch and Tajfel; and questionnaires with Hofstede. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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