OBSERVATION VS INFERENCE OBSERVATION USE YOUR SENSES TO

OBSERVATION VS. INFERENCE

OBSERVATION • USE YOUR SENSES TO GATHER INFORMATION • FACTS ONLY • QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE • EXAMPLE: THERE ARE 27 TEXTBOOKS ON TOP OF THE BOOKSHELF. THEY ARE LIGHT BLUE AND TAN. 10 OF THESE BOOKS ARE TITLED “INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLDS OCEANS” AND 17 ARE TITLED “OCEANOGRAPHY”

INFERENCE • LOGICAL INTERPRETATION BASED ON PRIOR KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE • ASSUMPTION BASED ON OBSERVATIONS • EX> WHEN YOU WALK INTO A ROOM ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, YOU LIKELY INFERRED THAT THE PERSON

PICTURE #1: Write 3 observations and 3 inferences about this picture.

PICTURE #2: Write 3 observations and 3 inferences about this picture.

PICTURE #3: Write 3 observations and 3 inferences about this picture.

• WITHOUT WRITING ANYTHING DOWN, OBSERVE THE PICTURE ON THE NEXT SLIDE FOR 30 SECONDS. • YOU WILL THEN ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PICTURE.

• ARE THERE CARS PARKED ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD? • WHAT COLOR IS THE PICKUP TRUCK DRIVING IN THE ROAD? • ANY MINIVANS AROUND? • WHAT DOES THE BLUE SIGN SAY? • WHAT'S THE SPEED LIMIT? • ARE THERE ANY PEDESTRIANS ON THE ROAD?

Our Info from our senses What we pay attention to perception- the way we interpret the events Short term Long term memory

FACTORS AFFECTING OBSERVATION SKILLS: • ALONE OR IN A GROUP • NUMBER OF PEOPLE AROUND • TYPE OF ACTIVITY AROUND YOU • FEAR, ANXIETY, STRESS • LEVEL OF INTEREST IN SITUATION • YOUR PERSONAL BELIEFS AND MOTIVES

ASSIGNMENT! • MAKE A LIST OF 5 OBSERVATIONS AND 5 INFERENCES IN THIS ROOM. TITLE: OBSERVATIONS AND INFERENCES 9. 28. 15 OBSERVATIONS INFERENCES