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at Sat May 4 15:07:32 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
And the trolls.
Continued from below.
Naturalistic= nat·u·ral·is·tic (nchr--lstk, nchr-)
adj.
1. Imitating or producing the effect or appearance of nature.
2. Of or in accordance with the doctrines of naturalism.
Naturalistic observation.
( http://psychology.about.com/od/nindex/g/naturalistic.htm)
Definition:
Naturalistic observation is a research method commonly used by psychologists and other social scientists. This technique involves observing subjects in their natural environment. This type of research is often utilized in situations where conducting lab research is unrealistic, cost prohibitive or would unduly affect the subject's behavior.
Naturalistic observation differs from structured observation in that it involves looking at a behavior as it occurs in its natural setting with no attempts at intervention on the part of the researcher.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Naturalistic Observation
One of the advantages of this type of research is that it allows the researcher to directly observe the subject in a natural setting.
Some other advantages of naturalistic observation:
•It allows researchers to study things that cannot be manipulated in a lab due to ethical concerns. For example, while it would be unethical to study the effects of imprisonment by actually confining subjects, researchers can gather information by using naturalistic observation in real prison settings.
•It can help support the external validity of research. It is one thing to say that the findings of a lab study will generalize to a larger population, but quite another to actually observe those findings actually occurring in a natural setting.
One of the disadvantages of naturalistic observation include the fact that it can be difficult to determine the exact cause of a behavior and the experimenter cannot control for outside variables.
Some other disadvantages of naturalistic observation:
•People(animals) may behave differently when they know they are being watched.
•People(animals) may try to behave in a certain way in order to conform with what they think the researchers expects to see.
•Different observers may draw different conclusions from the same witnessed behavior.
For Rick, please understand, discussion is not about right or wrong, our discussion is to promote an outcome. In this case, the outcome you want.
Your discription of what you wanted is indeed naturalistic and if that is what you want, by all means go for it.
My arguement was based on something slighly different,
"Natualistic" was also in terms of behaviors. Unfortunately, I failed to mention that. As that is a main concern of mine with captivity. Achieving Naturalistic behaviors.
I linked and defined What naturalistic observation is. You can see how it relates to naturalistic behaviors.
ALso, naturalistic, means
'nature like". Please understand, it cannot mean, an exact duplicate of nature. And I am not tempting to suggest that. Reading about Naturalistic observation explains that.
Lastly Rick, I cannot recomend to you, or agree with you on something I have not observed. The point is, I have observed home shelters(the space they live in) and they do not align with what your proposing. Yes, you should do whatever you feel is right. But from my experience, I cannot recomend that.
What I suggest is not good display, as en exhibit builder, I can suggest ways to make it look better and be more enjoyable to you. What you suggested, I am sure would be better then most. But does not address specific behavior.
For Troy and the trolls.
Nothing I do or say, period, can force anyone to do anything, over the internet. Hmmmmmmm unless I offer lots of money and I have not and are not going to do that.
I do fail to understand why if someone asks me a question, or I offer my advice, I should offer OTHER THEN my own personal thoughts, observations and experience. Or to appeaseap·pease /əˈpēz/Verb
1.Pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
2.Relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling): "we give to charity because it appeases our guilt".
To tell folks what they want to hear, is not about the animals, or this forum. To not agree with someone is also not personal, particularly when it comes to applied information. The answer of right or wrong comes from the animals. Not from what we say.
I offer my help in the effort it can positively help the animals and their keepers. Sometimes I get lucky. As you can see, recently, Adamo may have benefited from our(Gregg and I) efforts. I hope it continues to help him, and others.
For Troy and the trolls, If I were nice, and according to you all, that is questionable, The reason you attack me is simply because you do not understand what I say. But your recent posts suggest more then that. You make it personal. That is wrong and what makes you all TROLLS. your activity takes away from and does not add to any subject, other then you. Best wishes and thanks
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