The manager of a botanical garden wants to see if visitors are reading the new educational plaques about biodiversity. A researcher, dressed in standard staff uniform, pretends to sweep the gravel pathway nearby while secretly recording whether each visitor stops to read the plaques.
Identify one type of observation being used in this study. Justify your answer.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Observational techniques with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 30 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.