Exam 8: Case Study Approaches

Compare and contrast the difference between threats to validity of an image and parallel threats in interactive research.

The local government would like to reduce recidivism rates for formerly incarcerated people in the state. There are three different local organizations working with formally incarcerated individuals and the government officials have hired you to evaluate each case and compare their effectiveness to see which organization should be chosen to assist in program implementation. Discuss the following: a. type of case study you should utilize b. independent variable c. dependent variable d. role of induction and deduction e. how to make the decision f. potential for issues (e.g., internal validity, groupthink)

Summarize the idea of analytic induction and negative evidence and discuss the relevance of both to case studies.

______ consists of cases or evidence that is contradictory to a working hypothesis or your current understanding.

Elisa is a coroner who must ascertain the cause of death for each deceased individual she assesses. What type of case study is this?

An important quality of any theory is that it must be able to be disproved.

An important quality of any theory is that there must be potential evidence that the theory is incorrect, thus the theory must be ______.

A key aspect of the classic experiment is the manipulative control that it incorporates in order to achieve control over a number of different rival plausible explanations.

Alia is in a Home Owner's Association (HOA) meeting for her neighborhood. The HOA president and the other members of the HOA thinks the speed limit should be raised, however, Alia thinks that the speed limit is already too high and should be lowered, but suppresses this doubt because of ______.

Which scholar dismissed case studies as "useless" and "prescientific" early in their career prior to understanding their research value?

Social and health science case studies only occur on a small scale.

Which popular media character does Paly's use to demonstrate an intrinsic case study?

On some level every photograph is true and every photograph is false.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why a photograph might be false?

Which photographer wrote "Do Photographs Tell the Truth?"

There is no way to evaluate photographs as case studies.

Which of the following is NOT an appropriate reason for conducting a case study according to Yin.

______ is a type of cognitive bias where people only pay attention to information that confirms their previously existing beliefs or biases instead of being open to negative evidence that would cause them to reconsider those beliefs.

According to Stake, the ______ is of greater interest to academe than other types of case studies.

Which of the following is NOT a key aspect of the classic experiment incorporation of manipulative control?