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Apr 7, 2013 · Psychology Definition of OBTRUSIVE MEASURE: a way of gathering measurements or observations wherein those partaking know that a measurement is underway.
Obtrusive measures are any techniques that are used in research to collect data about a subject without the researcher’s presence. These measures are often used in naturalistic settings, and are designed to capture behavior in an unobtrusive manner.
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The present paper illustrates unobtrusive measures in behavior modification including direct observations, archival records, and physical traces of performance. In addition, validation and assessment problems, questions about the obtrusiveness of the measures, and ethical issues are discussed.
- Alan E. Kazdin
- 10.1901/jaba.1979.12-713
- 1979
- Winter 1979
Define unobtrusive methods and explain what is meant by reactive and non-reactive research methods. Explain what physical trace analysis is used for and differentiate between erosion and accretion measures. Differentiate between public and private archives and note a main advantage and disadvantage of archival analysis.
observation in natural or contrived settings, whereby the behaviour is observed (usually unobtrusively) when and where it is occurring, while in the contrived setting the situation is recreated to speed up the behaviour.
In this viewpoint, we argue that increased use of unobtrusive methods, where measurement does not involve the elicitation of information from participants, is needed to accelerate progress in understanding how environments influence health behaviors.
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This section focuses on how to gather data unobtrusively and what to do with those data once they have been collected. A variety of ways exist for gathering data unobtrusively. For these purposes we will focus on three: content analysis, physical trace, and archival methods.