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1
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What is a case study?

A

In depth study over time of a real life case (individual or small group)

2
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What can case studies give you insight into?

A

Extreme behaviours

3
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What are sources of info a psychologist can draw upon when studying a case study?

A

Interviews (with subjects, teachers, family)
Medical/school records
Tests - attitudes, intelligence, personality
Diaries
Observations

4
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What is a strength of case studies using real life examples?

A

High in ecological validity

5
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What are case studies beneficial for?

A

Experimenting cases you can’t create as a researcher (ethical)

6
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What are some ethical issues of case studies?

A

Using people

Making them recall memories

7
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what is another issue of case studies regarding sample size?

A

can’t generalise - not everyone is the same

one person sample

8
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what is a longitudinal study?

A

an on going study over an extended period of time.

allows to see development over time.

9
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what is a cross sectional study?

A

participants from different age groups are investigated at one particular point in time

10
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what are strengths of longitudinal studies

A

great amounts of detail

high levels of control

11
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what are weaknesses of longitudinal studies?

A

long amounts of time (expenses)

high drop out rates - invasion of privacy

12
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what are strengths of cross sectional studies?

A

not time consuming - quicker

comparison over a range of age groups

13
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what are weaknesses of cross sectional studies?

A

lack of control over extraneous variables - people from many different backgrounds
study groups - lacks individual detail

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