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A study was conducted to see if there are gender differences in how aggressive boys and girls are.
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Scenario One A study was conducted to see if there are gender differences in how aggressive boys and girls are. The method to be used for this study is an observation, specifically a naturalistic observation. A naturalistic observation is a non-experimental method. It is where participant's behaviour is observed in their natural environment. The observer has to be unobtrusive so that participants are unaware of being observed. This method was chosen because it observes naturally occurring behaviour, which is not controlled or manipulated in any way. Advantages of a naturalistic observation are that they have high ecological validity. They are valid to real life situations. Material from naturally occurring situations can be collected, in instances where engineering the situation would be unethical. Also, naturalistic observations enable a hypothesis to be determined which can then be tested experimentally. Disadvantages of a naturalistic observation are that it is difficult to control confounding variables....
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