Students' self-reports of their study habits in the university library are often unreliable. Many overestimate how much time they spend actively reading academic materials compared to browsing social media on their phones. A researcher decides to observe the actual study behavior of an opportunity sample of library users.
Explain why it is more appropriate for the researcher to use an observation rather than a questionnaire in this case.
30 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Observational techniques. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.