The greatest advantage to using a case study is that
a. researchers can gather data from large groups of people.
b. there is a tremendous amount of detail that can be gathered.
c. it can help in forming a hypothesis which can later be tested.
d. it uses animals instead of humans and therefore does not endanger the subjects.
b
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Which of the following statements regarding Ivan Pavlov is accurate?
A. Pavlov was studying salivation in dogs as part of a research program on digestion. B. Pavlov was elated when his student first noticed that the dogs were salivating before tasting the food. C. Pavlov received no recognition for his research before his death. D. Pavlov stressed the importance of speculating about the dog's feelings toward the food.
Which type of study is especially valuable for studying rare phenomena and for evaluating the course of a disorder and its treatment?
a. field b. case c. nomothetic d. correlational
After a problem has been critically evaluated and found to be faulty, the thinker reverts to the stage of
a. preparation b. incubation c. illumination d. orientation
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false