case studies

Question 1

case studies

Answer 1

• range of data collected from individual, group or institution.
• many collected using interviews and observations. content analysis can be used on written work
• high level of detail of data collected

Question 2

whats a longitudinal case study

Answer 2

follow ppt over long period of time

Question 3

weaknesses of case studies

Answer 3

• reliance on self report methods like interviews so prone to inaccurate recall and social desirability bias
• cannot generalise findings from one unique individual to wider population
• unique to one person so cannot replicate and test reliability
• researcher bias, they decide what to include and exclude, loose ability to think objectively as theyve been working closely with a person for a long time

Question 4

strengths of case study

Answer 4

• rich detailed insights of whole person (holistic)
• only way shed light on atypical beh which cannot be studied in lab bc of ethics