Case Studies

• What is a case study?

  A detailed examination of one specific case, usually one person
• What methods are used for a case study?

  Variety of methods such as experiments, self-report or observations
• What are the strengths of case studies?

  • Ecological validity
  • Able to investigate a situation that couldn't be done for ethical reasons
• What are the weaknesses of case studies?

  Hard to generalise to everyone