One drawback of structured observations is that
A)the artificial nature of the setting may distort the behaviour of interest.
B)they cannot be used to study behaviours that occur naturally but only rarely.
C)they can only be used to study behaviours that occur in public settings.
D)they cannot be performed in a laboratory.

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The artificial nature of the setting (i.e. the fact that the observation is being conducted in a controlled environment rather than a natural one) may make it difficult to get an accurate sense of how a certain behaviour would manifest in real-life situations. This is a common criticism of structured observations, as researchers are often concerned that the behaviour being observed may be distorted or influenced by the setting in which it is studied. Options B, C, and D are not accurate drawbacks of structured observations.

One Drawback of Structured Observations Is That