siffre (1975) six months in a cave

Question 1

strengths of siffre (1975) six months in a cave

Answer 1

• extremely detailed: lots of
  qualitative data AND qualitative data collected
• longitudinal study: allows patterns to emerge over time

Question 2

weaknesses of siffre (1975) six months in a cave

Answer 2

• strong artificial lights could have acted as cues and affected his internal body clock
• This was a case study so not generalizable

Question 3

what was the aim of the siffre (1975) study

Answer 3

To investigate the effects of living underground in a cave with no external cues on the sleep-wake cycle.