PSYC 201W Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Rating, Inter-Rater Reliability, Causal Inference
30 Apr 2017
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Chapter 6 case studies and observational research. Case studies: case study in-depth analysis of an individual, social unit, or event. In psychology, many case studies examine just one person: however, case studies may also focus on other social units such as, couple, family, group, team, organization, entire community, entire culture. Basic characteristics: case studies in psychology typically include, direct observation, questioning. Intelligence tests: neuropsychological tests, case studies are reported in diverse ways, entire article, book, single case study or publication of several case studies. Why conduct case studies: case studies can offer, unique window into the nature of a person"s behaviour and mental life, considerable detail about unusual events and people who have rare psychological abilities or disorders. Insight into more common psychological experiences and afflictions. In experiments and some other types of research, procedures can be used that will reduce the influence of such bias.
