case studies

Question 1

what are case studies?

Answer 1

in depth investigations of a single person, group, event or community
- may continue for an extended period of time

Question 2

how is the data gathered ?

Answer 2

gathered from the variety of sources by using serval methods such as observations and interviews
- data is mainly qualitative rather than quantitive

Question 3

example of case study ?

Answer 3

Phineas gage

Question 4

advantages ?

Answer 4

• idiographic approach allows researcher to investigate topic in detail
• sheds light on aspects of human behaviour that would be unethical or impractical to study in other ways

Question 5

disadvantages ?

Answer 5

• not generalisable, as they lack population validity as it cannot be applied to other instances
• data depends a lot on the interpretation of the psychologist meaning there is observer bias