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participant observer — noun : one that is engaged in participant observation … Useful english dictionary
Observer-expectancy effect — Participant observer effect redirects here. Psychology … Wikipedia
participant observation — a technique of field research, used in anthropology and sociology, by which an investigator (participant observer) studies the life of a group by sharing in its activities. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
participant observation — noun : a research technique in anthropology and sociology characterized by the effort of an investigator to gain entrance into and social acceptance by a foreign culture or alien group so as better to attain a comprehensive understanding of the… … Useful english dictionary
Participant observation — is a set of research strategies which aim to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given group of individuals (such as a religious, occupational, or subcultural group, or a particular community) and their practices through an intensive… … Wikipedia
participant observation — A major research strategy which aims to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given area of study (such as a religious, occupational, or deviant group) through an intensive involvement with people in their natural environment. The method… … Dictionary of sociology
observer — One who perceives, notices, or watches; in behavioral research with humans, the investigator or his/her surrogate. [L. observo, to watch] nonparticipant o. an investigator who studies a group of subjects engaged in certain activities but does not … Medical dictionary
overt participant observation — Participant observation carried out with the agreement of the subjects being studied. This agreement may be tacit or formally expressed. In the latter case, the sociologist makes it clear that social science research is being undertaken, and the… … Dictionary of sociology
Paranormal — activity redirects here. For the 2007 film, see Paranormal Activity. Not to be confused with Supernatural or Preternatural. Part of a series of articles on the paranormal … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
