case studies

Question 1

case study

Answer 1

an in-depth study of a single person, group or event, where data is gathered from a variety of sources

Question 2

triangulation

Answer 2

the use of several different methods of data collection

Question 3

strengths of case studies

Answer 3

-in-depth, providing detailed info
-high validity
-useful insight into behaviour
-allow researchers to study events they couldn’t practically or ethically manipulate in an experiment

Question 4

weaknesses of case study

Answer 4

-limited sample
-usually a rare/unusual case so results can’t be generalised to whole population
-researchers can become too involved and lose objectivity (researcher bias)
-often picked up after the event so can’t establish causality