Question

A researcher is investigating non-verbal cueing among professional poker players at a tournament. She wishes to use a method that records performance rather than behavior as her observational data. Which method might she consider?

a.	Do players’ facial muscles move after drawing a new card from the dealer?

b.	Does a player who bluffs more also lose more money?

c.	Is the time to make a decision related to the quality of a player’s hand?

d.	What do players say when converse over a dealt hand?

Answer 1

She wishes to use a method that records performance rather than behavior as her observational data.

Going through the options one by one

a) Do players’ facial muscles move after drawing a new card from the dealer?

includes behavior of face muscles

b)  Does a player who bluffs more also lose more money?

Includes behavior of bluffing

c) Is the time to make a decision related to the quality of a player’s hand?

Does not include any behavioral thing

d) What do players say when converse over a dealt hand?

Includes behavior of telling converse