BIOL 2P92 Lecture Notes - Critical Role, Time Series, Problem Gambling
19 Jan 2013
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Canadian ex is a case of preferential bestiality (zoophilia) reported. A 54 yr old white male was serving a 5 yr prison sentence for cruelty to animals a cruelty that had been exhibited in sexual activity with horses. Case study is excellent way of examining the beh of a single indiv in great detail and generating hypotheses that can later be evaluated by controlled research. Useful in clinical settings where focus is on one person. A case study may however not reveal principles characteristic of ppl in general and is unable to provide satisfactory evidence concerning cause effect relationships. Epidemiology is the study of the frequency and distribution of a disordered in a population. Data re gathered about the rates of a disorder and its possible correlates in a large samples or population. Epediologioical research focuses on determining three features of a disorder:
