The research method used in this study, to further investigate it from a sociocultural

approach, is an observation. An observation is done in an uncontrolled, unmanipulated

environment, with the goal of observing, recording and describing certain behaviour, with a mix
of qualitative and quantitative data. There are different types of observational studies, generally
separated into three groups of two: naturalistic and laboratory, overt and covert, participant
and non-participant. Naturalistic studies are done in a naturally occuring, unmanipulated
environment, where the researcher has no control over the possible outcomes and exerted
behaviour. Opposite to that, laboratory studies are usually done in a controlled environment
and is usually done when the researcher has a clear goal of observing specific types of
behaviour. Overt studies mean that the participants are aware that they are being tested and
observed, while in a covert study, they have no knowledge of the same. Participant studies have
the researcher acting as a participant in the study, contributing along with the rest of the
participants, while in non-participant studies, he is just an observer.