case studies

Question 1

what is a case study

Answer 1

-detailed and in depth analysis of group, individual or event
-case studies may look at sm unusual e.g a rare disorder

Question 2

what data do case studies produce

Answer 2

-qualitative data (e.g interviews, observations )
-OR experimental testing which can produce quanititaive

Question 3

why can case studies take a long time

Answer 3

-longitudinal
-may have to gather daya from others aswell

Question 4

what are the strengths of case studies

Answer 4

-rich detail on unsual topics
-contribute to understanding of typical functioning
-e.g case of HM= demonstarted existence of seperate memory stores STM and LTM
-produce a hypthosis for future asw
-ecologically valid

Question 5

negatives of case studies

Answer 5

-generalisation is an issue w small sample
-subjective interpretations of researcher
-personal accounts from Ps may be inaccuarte due to memory decay
-may lack validity
-time consuming and lack replication

Question 6

what is triangulation

Answer 6

-combining multiple research methods , theories or data to study a phenomenom

e.g london riots, phineas gage and tan, HM