Research methods - case studies

which of these describes a case study?

• in depth investigation

• qualitative data

• a large sample

• generalisable

which of these describes a case study?

• a study of an individual, small group, event or lab experiment

• a study of animals, a one off event or deprivation

• a study of an individual, small group, event or institution

• a study of an individual, small group or covert observation

A strength of a case study is that..

• it is often subjective

• it allows us to study areas that are usually unethical

• they are unethical

• they have demand characteristics

another strength of a case study..

• it often has practical applications

• it is time consuming

• the data is easy to analyse

• they can prove the hypothesis

a weakness of a case study..

• it is objective

• it is reliable

• it is subjective

• there are no demand characteristics

a further weakness of a case study..

• they often use a range of data

• there is inter-rater reliability

• it is rare or unusual

• it is difficult to generalise the findings

true or false: case studies are easy to replicate

• true

• false

true or false: case study finding can be applied to the general population

• true

• false

true or false: case studies are very useful in psychology

• true

• false

which of the following research is a case study you have learned?

• Harlow

• Ainsworth

• Baddeley and Hitch

• HM