A researcher wants to record co-operation among volunteers sorting donated clothes at a community collection centre. At first, he plans to sort clothes alongside the volunteers without revealing that he is collecting data.
Which of the following changes would make the study an overt, non-participant observation?
Stop sorting clothes and watch from the reception area without telling the volunteers.
Continue sorting clothes and explain the research to the volunteers after the session.
Tell the volunteers about the study and watch from a designated observation area without sorting clothes.
Tell the volunteers about the study but continue sorting donated clothes alongside them.
139 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 7.2 Doing Research, covering 7.2.1 Experiments, 7.2.2 Interviews, 7.2.3 Questionnaires (Surveys), 7.2.4 Observations, 7.2.5 Case Studies, and 7.2.6 Correlations. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.