Psychology Paper 3: Case Studies

Question 1

Strength of Case Studies

Answer 1

-Provide rich data and holistic data is analyzed

-Can help develop new theories or contraduct old ones

-Uses triangulation to increase credibility

Question 2

Limitations of Case Studies

Answer 2

-Cant be replicated

-Researcher bias

Question 3

Transferability

Answer 3

Can the study be easily applicable to many other studies

Question 4

Credibility

Answer 4

Believability of information

Question 5

Reflexivity

Answer 5

Reflecting upon the research process and their own biases in the matter

Question 6

Types of generzlizations

Answer 6

inferential, theoretical, representational

Question 7

Inferential generalization

Answer 7

The findings can be applied to other settings if the researcher has provided detailed description of the phenomenon and context

Question 8

Representational generalization

Answer 8

The research can be applied to population outside of the population of the study

Question 9

Intrinsic case studies

Answer 9

Represent nothing but themselves. Resolves specific problems in a specific case. No generalizing

Question 10

Instrumental case studies

Answer 10

Represent more general pgenomena like losing a child.

Question 11

Theoretical generalization

Answer 11

Results of case studies can be generalized to existing theories

Question 12

Transferability

Answer 12

The extent to which we can transfer the findings from one study to another context

Question 13

Triangulation

Answer 13

Cross-checking of information and conclusions in research.

Different perspectives

Question 14

Data triangulation

Answer 14

A researcher collects data from different sources

Question 15

Strengths of data triangulation

Answer 15

Can confirm the findings of one set of data with another set of data.

Question 16

Method triangulation

Answer 16

Comparing data that come from the use of different methods.

Question 17

Stregths of method triangulation

Answer 17

researcher determines whether it was simply the choice of research method that led to the findings

or can we draw the same conclusions regardless of the research method?

Question 18

Researcher triangulation

Answer 18

Involves the use of several observers, interviewers, or researchers to compare and check data collection and interpretation.

Question 19

Theory triangulation

Answer 19

Looking at the data using different theoretical approaches - for example, a biological, psychological, and sociocultural approach.