People Watching 101 Naturalistic Observation

Naturalistic Observation Name Institutional affiliation Naturalistic Observation Setting and time per I had a chance of listening to six of my friends discuss football matches between Liverpool Football Club and Manchester United at a local restaurant. One of the participants was actually a soccer player in the universitys senior team, while the rest were just soccer lovers. The tough conversation went on for about two hours, without any agreement. The discussion revolved around the previous wins and defeats each club had experienced in the hand of the other, the newly signed players and their possible contribution to the teams, accusation of racism as well as the inclusion of younger players in the main team. I pretended to be preoccupied with chatting with a female friend on social media, so that they would not realize that I was actually taking notes about their behavior on my tablet. I managed to write down a few behaviors. Behaviors I Observed I noted that no side was listening to the other side to understand what they wanted to say, rather, they were listening to respond to their comments. Each side wanted to win the argument, so while a person from the other side was