Transcript PSYB1_methods1_CaseStudies

Case studies
• In depth study of:
– An individual or small group
– A specific environment
• Draws on a range of sources of data according
to the purpose e.g.:
– Clinical psychology
– Educational psychology
– Sports psychology
Research methods and statistics
We are learning about...
We are learning how to...
The case study method.
The mean and standard
deviation.
Gather psychological data.
Conduct research ethically.
Notice and interpret patterns in
research results.
Make links between
psychological approaches and
methods.
• Complete the questionnaire by ticking the
appropriate boxes. Don’t think too hard about
your answers.
• Everyone now has a set of personality scores.
But how can we make sense of our individual
scores?
Summarising data from a group
• Central tendency – tells you what a ‘typical’
person is like.
• Dispersion – tells you how different the rest of
the people are from the CT.
CT & Dispersion
Central Tendency
Dispersion
Central Tendency
Dispersion
CT and dispersion
CT
Mode
Median
Mean
Dispersion
Variation ratio
Range
Standard deviation
How do you compare?
• Is your score above or below the mean?
• Are you unusually high or low?
Conduct & write up a case study…
• You need to…
– Find out about a friend’s interests, likes and
dislikes. Assess their personality scores on the ‘big
five’ traits.
– Report their scores and how these compare to our
group’s data. Discuss how well their
interests/likes/dislikes correspond to their BFI
scores.
• What ethical obligations do we have? How
shall we meet them?
Red, amber or green?
We are learning about...
We are learning how to...
The case study method.
The mean and standard
deviation.
Gather psychological data.
Conduct research ethically.
Notice and interpret patterns in
research results.
Make links between
psychological approaches and
methods.