Case+Study

toc = Definition: = A descriptive research method in which a single individual or a small number of persons are studied in great depth. Gen Psych Chapter 1, p. 17

= Examples: = When scientists study the environment and related behavior of one person in depth, they are performing a case study on that person.

= Analogies: = A case study is to one person as a survey is to many people.

= Mnemonics: = Case study = small case A case study can only be on a few people like a small case can only hold a few things.

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