The non experimental method

Question 1

3 Types of non-experimental methods

Answer 1

• Single variable studies
• correlational studies
• Case studies

Question 2

What are case studies

Answer 2

a detailed investigation into a particular person or small group of people
usually conducted to investigate people with unusal or rare experiences, that couldnt be investigated in an experiment

Question 3

pros of case studies

Answer 3

can gather detailed information about persons experience
can gain indepth understanding of particular person and experience

Question 4

Cons of case studies

Answer 4

• cant establish cause & effect
• findings may not generalise to other ppl
• anonymity issues because case studies focus on rare ppl and so their names may not remane anonymous

One limitation of using a case study is that because you don’t manipulate an independent variable you can not infer a cause and effect relationship. A second limitation of case studies is that because you study just one person their experience might not generalise to other people meaning the results might not be generalisable. A final limitation of using a case study is that because the information is so in-detail and about a rare case, it is likely that the identity of the person will not be anonymous meaning that the study might break the confidentiality ethical guidelines.