Case Studies Flashcards
What was wrong with Phineas Gage?
got a rod impaled through the front cortex
why are case studies used in research methods?
-detailed, in-depth, qualitative data
define longitudinal
research which takes place over a long time
define cross sectional
snap-shot and short-sectional
EVALUATION-generalisation
can’t generalise- case studies are unique and specific to one
EVALUATION- reliability
not reliable- unique and specific to one
EVALUATION- applicability
bias,subjective, ecologically valid-field experiment
EVALUATION-validity
qualitative data
EVALUATION-ethical
attrition-people may drop out of study
who was H.M.?
Henry Molaison- famous example of onterograde amnesia
/what happened to H.M.?
- had severe epilepsy- had surgery at 27yrs (1953)
- removed bialateral medial temporal lobes including hippocampus
what can’t H.M. do after his operation?
-episodic memory impared
- learn through stimulus response
-perceptual learning
‘stuck in time’ couldn’t make new memories e.g names,faces,events
- had high IQ
-could learn procedural memories
what task was given to H.M to test his procedural memory?
mirror tracing task
what memory model does H.M. support?
Multistore model of memory
