Case Studies Flashcards

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What is a case study?

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An in-depth investigation, description and analysis of a single individual, group, institution or event.

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What methods do researchers do to do case studies?

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Observations, interviews, possibly experimental testing

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What are the strengths of a case study? (4)

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  • Rich in detail
  • Good for studying unique cases (eg brain damage which cannot be done to someone for the sake of an experiment)
  • Useful theory for contradiction
  • May generate a hypothesis for future research
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What are the limitations of case studies? (4)

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  • Researcher bias (the results may be due to what they were looking for)
  • Can’t establish a cause and effect relationship
  • Has a reliance on memory - unfallable as you can’t prove or disprove memories
  • Unrepresentative - results can’t be generalised to others as the cases are so unique
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