'''Naturalistic observation''' is an aspect of [[field research]], an[[observation method]], commonly used by [[psychologists]], [[Behavioural sciences|behavioral scientists]] and [[Social sciences|social scientists]], that involves observing subjects in their [[natural habitat]]s. Researchers take great care in avoiding making interferences with the behaviour they are observing by using unobtrusive methods. Objectively, studying events as they occur naturally, without intervention. (Manoli, Frank, 2007)
'''Naturalistic observation''' is an aspect of [[field research]], an[[observation method]], commonly used by [[psychologists]], [[Behavioural sciences|behavioral scientists]] and [[Social sciences|social scientists]], that involves observing subjects in their [[natural habitat]]s. Researchers take great care in avoiding making interferences with the behaviour they are observing by using unobtrusive methods. Objectively, studying events as they occur naturally, without intervention. (Manoli, Frank, 2007)
Naturalistic observation is an aspect of field research, anobservation method, commonly used by psychologists, behavioral scientists and social scientists, that involves observing subjects in their natural habitats. Researchers take great care in avoiding making interferences with the behaviour they are observing by using unobtrusive methods. Objectively, studying events as they occur naturally, without intervention. (Manoli, Frank, 2007)
They can be overt (the participants are aware they are being observed) or covert (the participants do not know they are being observed) There are obviously more ethical guidelines to take into consideration when a covert observation is being carried out.
