Human Observers Are Accurate in Judging Personal Relationships in Real-life Settings: A Methodological Tool for Human Observational Research

IF 1.1 3区社会学 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY

Field Methods Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI:10.1177/1525822x231158888

L. S. Liebst, Lasse Baggesen, K. L. Dausel, Virginia Pallante, M. R. Lindegaard

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Abstract

One limitation of the naturalistic observation method is that it is understudied how accurately personal relationships may be judged by observers in real-life settings. To assess this judgment accuracy, we observed 285 dyads of individuals in public places and then asked whether they were affiliated or strangers. We found that human observers were very accurate in judging peoples’ actual personal relationships. Moreover, several nonverbal cues, including direct interaction and age similarities, were identified as correlates of affiliation. We conclude that researchers may accurately judge personal relationships from nonverbal observational data and recommend that this should be utilized as a methodological tool in naturalistic observational studies.

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人类观察者在判断现实生活中的人际关系时是准确的:人类观察研究的方法论工具

自然主义观察方法的一个局限性是，它没有充分研究观察者在现实生活中对个人关系的准确判断。为了评估这种判断的准确性，我们在公共场所观察了285对个体，然后询问他们是附属还是陌生人。我们发现，人类观察者在判断人们实际的人际关系时非常准确。此外，一些非语言暗示，包括直接互动和年龄相似性，被确定为隶属关系的相关因素。我们的结论是，研究人员可以从非言语观察数据中准确判断个人关系，并建议将其作为自然主义观察研究的方法论工具。

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