Naturalistic Observation Paper

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Naturalistic observation is a method used when you collect data without the manipulation of the environment in which you are in. You study the behavior of an organism or organisms in there natural setting. This is the method I used while observing an interracial couple at Flip Burger Boutique at eight o’clock on a Sunday night. The couple walks side by side as they are taken to their booth and sit across from each other. When they were seated things seemed tense and awkward; there was no conversation going on. Both kept their hand sin their laps and do not even touch their drink glasses. The female touches her hands frequently even when ordering her meal. When there shared appetizer of french fries came out she asked to pray over the food and he sat there acting as if he did not care to do so. She placed her napkin on her lap very neatly and he did not do so. The couple shared the dipping sauce given to them for there french fries and the man signaled the waitress over by putting his hand in the air. They appetizer is …show more content…

It almost seems he is astounded by the cost of the bill or so. He then precedes to show the female and she seems quite shocked also by it. He then gets out his wallet to see how much cash he has counts every dollar in his wallet. After he counts all his money, she gives him a twenty dollar bill and then adds that to what he has in his hands already. She then starts to get change from her change purse and he shakes his head then gives her back her twenty dollar bill. He ends up paying with his debit card. When he gets his card back they stand up and walk out just as the way they had walked in together, side by side. He walks straight out to the car and does not wait for her while she is in the restroom. She walks out to car and gets in the drivers seat and he gets in the passenger side. This couple was on maybe in the early stages of

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