Case study method
Most of the above methods are used for studies involving large numbers of participants. But what if only a few are available? How, for example, would you do research if you were interested in the reading difficulties of people with particular forms of brain damage? To investigate questions like this, researchers often resort to the case study method, which involves intensive analysis of a very small sample. This has particular problems (often with reliability), but some of the most famous studies in psychology have used this method – in particular the work of Freud.
Most of the above methods are used for studies involving large numbers of participants. But what if only a few are available? How, for example, would you do research if you were interested in the reading difficulties of people with particular forms of brain damage? To investigate questions like this, researchers often resort to the case study method, which involves intensive analysis of a very small sample. This has particular problems (often with reliability), but some of the most famous studies in psychology have used this method – in particular the work of Freud.
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