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Psych 101

1. Describe and give original, complete examples of case studies, naturalistic observation (experiments), and psychological tests and surveys. Also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each research method.

Case studies involve an in-depth examination of single individuals. Typically the individual or small group of individuals being examined possess some skill, or have some problem that is unusual. An example of a case study would be a researcher studying a convicted serial killer to see why he murders people. The researcher would look for a way to diagnose why the serial killer is unusual, and why they murder others. One advantage of case studies are that conclusions drawn are based on a more complete set of information about the subjects. Only by examining a single individual can a researcher gain such complete information. One great disadvantage of a case study is that there can be a bias from the researcher towards the person being studied. This bias could lead......


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