RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Case Study
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Study of one individual in great detail.
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Observation of human or animal behavior in its natural setting.
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An inexpensive and quick method of gaining information about people’s opinions, attitudes, and perceptions.
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Experiment using a variety of different hypotheses.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A case study is an in-depth study of one person, group, or event. In a case study, nearly every aspect of the subject’s life and history is analyzed to seek patterns and causes of behavior.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some famous examples of case studies are John Martin Marlow’s case study on Phineas Gage (the man who had a railway spike through his head) and Sigmund Freud’s case studies, Little Hans and The Rat Man. Case studies are widely used in psychology to provide insight into unusual conditions.
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