L2- Case Studies

Question 1

What is a case study?

Answer 1

Case studies- detailed investigation/insight of a single individual/group/institution

Question 2

How is data collected in a case study and what approach does it take?

Answer 2

Aim to be 🧪 in approach and objective and systematic methods used to collect data

Question 3

What is the sample like in a case study?

Answer 3

Usually focus on small no. of ppl- maybe because psychologist only found 1 or 2 individuals who display rare/fascinating 🏃‍♂‍

Question 4

What type of data is collected in a case study?

Answer 4

Psychologists can either collect qualitative in depth data e.g. from interviews and observations or quantitative data e.g. from questionnaires (mixture typically used)

Question 5

What is the time frame like on a case study?

Answer 5

Takes place over long period of ⏰- when case study may become longitudinal study- person/group tracked over period of ⏰ to look for changes that might occur

Question 6

What are the evaluation points of a case study?

Answer 6

👎- ⬇️ reliability- unusual cases … replicating them exactly unlikely
👍- ⬆️ validity- rich yields of data & in depth analysis- qualitative data- ⬆️ valid than quantitative data
👎- Findings ✖️ generalised to whole population- due to small sample size
👍- New findings- detail collected may conflict with current theories & … stimulate new paths for research by allowing investigation of things which are rare and unusual