Case Studies Flashcards
1
Q
What is a case study?
A
The purpose of a case study is to provide a detailed analysis of an individual, establishment or real‐life
event.
2
Q
Do case studies refer to the way research is conducted?
A
No
3
Q
When are case studies often used?
A
Where there is a rare behaviour being investigated which does not arise often enough to warrant a larger study being conducted.
4
Q
Examples of famous case studies:
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HM, Phineas Gage, Little Albert and Little Hans.
5
Q
Case studies evaluation:
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STRENGTH- it offers the opportunity to unveil rich, detailed information about a situation.
WEAKNESS- By only studying one individual, an isolated event or a small group of people it is very difficult to generalise any findings to the wider population since results are likely to be so unique
