A measurement method that involves

watching and recording the activities

of individuals and
groups.
He undertook a detailed analysis of the life
experiences of a group of young men who joined
together regularly, usually at a particular street
comer in their neighborhood, in Italian American
sections of Boston in the late 1930s.
Openly watching and recording information
with no attempt to conceal one's research
purposes.

Watching and recording information on the

activities of individuals and groups without
their knowledge.
❑ An assessment method,
such as a questionnaire, test, or interview, that
asks respondents to describe their feelings,
attitudes, or beliefs.
❑ A method for measuring the
relationships among members of a group and
summarizing those relationships graphically
(developed by Jacob Moreno).
❑ A graphic representation of the
patterns of intermember relations created
through sociometry. In most cases, each
member of the group is depicted by a symbol,
such as a lettered circle or square, and relations
among members
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