Case Studies

Question 1

Who is the focus of a case study?

Answer 1

Normally an individual or one group or organisation

Question 2

What methods are used to find information about case studies?

Answer 2

• Interviews
• observations
• experiments
• surveys

Question 3

Are case studies conducted over a long period of time or short?

Answer 3

over a long period of time and from a wide range of sources

Question 4

What does PET stand for?

Answer 4

Positron emission tomography

Question 5

WHat does CAT stand for ?

Answer 5

Cognitive axial tomography

Question 6

What does FMRI stand for?

Answer 6

Functional magnetic reasonance imaging

Question 7

What does a PET show?

Answer 7

A 3D image of the movement of parts of the brain

Question 8

What is an autopsy?

Answer 8

The study of a dead brain on a dead body

Question 9

What are the advantages of using case studies?

Answer 9

• High level of validity
• Study complex psychology areas
• useful if large numbers are not available
• learn about issues which are not yet understood
• offer in depth information which might be overlooked using alternate methods

Question 10

Why do case studies have high level of validity?

Answer 10

They are taken over a long period of time and use a wide range of sources to find this information

Question 11

What are the disadvantages of using case studies?

Answer 11

• A small sample so it is harder to generalise to to others
• There is a researchers bias
• There is a lack of control of extraneous variables
• there is ethical issues surrounding confidentiality
• Replication is very difficult