AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Single-subject research-which involves testing a small number of participants and focusing intensively on the behaviour of each individual-is an important alternative to group research in psychology. Single-subject studies must be distinguished from case studies, in which an individual case is described in detail.

Detailed explanation-2: -Single-subject research is a type of quantitative research that involves studying in detail the behavior of each of a small number of participants. Note that the term single-subject does not mean that only one participant is studied; it is more typical for there to be somewhere between two and 10 participants.

Detailed explanation-3: -Case Study: A descriptive technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

Detailed explanation-4: -A case study is an in-depth examination of an individual. Sometimes case studies are also completed on social units (e.g., a cult) and events (e.g., a natural disaster). Most commonly in psychology, however, case studies provide a detailed description and analysis of an individual.

Detailed explanation-5: -The case study method is a learning technique in which the student is faced a particular problem, the case. The case study facilitates the exploration of a real issue within a defined context, using a variety of data sources (Baxter et al., 2008).