Naturalistic method

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Naturalistic methods in psychology should record behavior in everyday life ( life world ) in contrast to laboratory experiments and psychological tests , i.e. H. “Natural” behavior in “natural” situations. Naturalness is an ambiguous term: Jean-Luc Patry distinguishes between natural behavior from the repertoire of the individual , the natural context and the natural change in conditions and the knowledge of the examined that an examination is taking place, whereby they may even be familiar with the examination hypotheses. Apart from the few non-reactive measurement methods, however, outpatient assessments , field experiments , field research , field studies have more or less pronounced repercussions on those involved (see psychological reactivity ), especially since they generally have to give informed consent to the investigation and be informed beforehand about the underlying question should. In addition, the participants will develop their own expectations and hypotheses anyway . The “naturalistic” methods can therefore only be considered “quasi-naturalistic”.

literature

  • Jean-Luc Patry: Laboratory Research - Field Research. In: Jean L. Patry (Ed.): Field research. Methods and problems of social science research under natural conditions. Huber, Bern 1982, pp. 17-42. ISBN 3-456-81086-5 .