OBSERVATION METHOD

TO STUDY THE EXTERNAL BEHAVIOUR –TO UNDERSTAND

THE MIND AND MIND PROCESS

TYPES PF OBSERVATION METHOD:

1. FORMAL OBSERVATION
2. INFORMAL OBSERVATION
3. PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
4. NON PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
 STEPS OF OBSERVATION
• 1. PLANING AND PROPORATION OF
OBSERVATION
• 2. OBSERVATION OF BEHAVIOUR
• 3. ANALYSIS AND INTROSPECTATION
• 4. GENERALIZATION OF THE RESULTS
 MERITS OF OBSERVATION
• VERIFY THE DERIVED RESULTS
• MOST CONVINIENT METHOD AS DONE IN A
NATURAL SITUATIONS
• ECONOMIC METHOD
• COLLECT BOTH DATA- QUALITATIVE AND
QUANTITATIVE
• STUDY THE ANY LIVING ORGANISM
 DEMERITS OF OBSERVATION
• LACK OF GOOD TRAINED OBSERVER
• LESS SUBJECTIVITY
• PARTIAL AND REVENGFUL ATTITUDE OF
OBSERVER
• LACK OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY
• TOTAL BEHAVIOUR REMAIN UNEXPLAINED