Deck 8: Case Study Approaches

Question 1

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

A) Individuals are randomly assigned to treatment and control groups.
B) The two groups are treated the same in all respects except for the presence or absence of the independent variable.
C) the elimination of rival plausible explanation through analytical control
D) Use appropriate statistical tests to see whether any differences we observe are greater than we would expect based on chance variation alone.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the three different types of case studies differentiated by Stake?

A) intrinsic case study
B) instrumental case study
C) collective case study
D) critical case study

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A ______ is any "bounded system," that is, a focus of study bounded in space and time.

A) case
B) participant
C) subject
D) study focus

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A ______ can be a person, an organization, an event, a place, a file, a country, or just about any other entity we can clearly demarcate as a focus of study.

A) case
B) participant
C) subject
D) study focus

Question 5

Rochelle is evaluating infant mortality rates in the state of Texas. In this study what is the case?

A) mortality
B) Texas
C) cities in Texas
D) infants

Question 6

A case study in which the entire focus is on the one case and nothing else is referred to as a(n) ______.

A) intrinsic case study
B) instrumental case study
C) collective case study
D) critical case study

Question 7

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

A) intrinsic case study
B) instrumental case study
C) collective case study
D) critical case study

Question 8

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

A) intrinsic case study
B) instrumental case study
C) collective case study
D) critical case study

Question 9

Alex is interested in childhood obesity, he sets up a study in an elementary school to collect data, however, the children and the school are not the focus. What type of case study is this?

A) intrinsic case study
B) instrumental case study
C) collective case study
D) critical case study

Question 10

A ______ involves a chosen set of cases where each case is treated as its own individual entity, to be compared or contrasted with one another.

A) intrinsic case study
B) instrumental case study
C) collective case study
D) critical case study

Question 11

A series of burglaries have occurred in your neighborhood. The detectives are evaluating each burglary as a separate case, but then comparing the evidence of these separate cases. What type of case study is this?

A) intrinsic case study
B) instrumental case study
C) collective case study
D) critical case study

Question 12

What is another name for collective case study?

A) extended intrinsic case study
B) extended Instrumental case study
C) combination case study
D) multiple case study

Question 13

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

A) The focus of your study is at least partly contemporary.
B) You have intact groups as participants.
C) You are asking a "how" or "why" question regarding some phenomenon of interest.
D) You have little or no control over what happens in the situation.

Question 14

Which photographer wrote "Do Photographs Tell the Truth?"

A) Donald T. Campbell
B) John Stuart Mill
C) Howard Becker
D) Howard Palys

Question 15

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

A) The photographer was more interested in aesthetic concerns.
B) The photo was faked.
C) Censorship was involved.
D) The model was more interested in aesthetic concerns.

Question 16

______ is a process of theory formulation characteristic of inductive approaches.

A) Manipulative induction
B) Formulative induction
C) Analytical induction
D) Analytical deduction

Question 17

______ 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.

A) negative evidence bias
B) negative belief bias
C) disproval bias
D) confirmation bias

Question 18

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

A) Negative evidence
B) Negative belief
C) Disproval bias
D) Confirmation bias

Question 19

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

A) indisputable
B) hypothetical
C) disprovable
D) conformational

Question 20

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

A) Sherlock Holmes
B) Dr. Who
C) Harry Potter
D) Wolverine

Question 21

Which former U.S. president's decision-making process was used to discuss case studies in your text?

A) Richard Nixon
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Barack Obama
D) Donald Trump

Question 22

______ stands for an excessive form of concurrence-seeking among members of high prestige, tightly knit policy-making groups.

A) Group suppression
B) Group cohesiveness
C) Groupthink
D) Concurrence seeking

Question 23

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 ______.

A) group suppression
B) group cohesiveness
C) groupthink
D) concurrence seeking

Question 24

Which famous equation is a subject of David Bodanis book which is a case study on the sociology of knowledge?

A) E = mc²
B) a + b = c
C) groupthink
D) concurrence seeking

Question 25

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

A) Donald T. Campbell
B) John Stuart Mill
C) Howard Becker
D) Howard Palys

Question 26

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.

Question 27

Researchers are encouraged to bring a rigid methodological attitude in respect to case studies.

Question 28

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

Question 29

There is no way to evaluate photographs as case studies.

Question 30

Sherlock Holmes is a methodologist according to your text.

Question 31

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

Question 32

Case study analysis are not feasible in the real world.

Question 33

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

Question 34

Identify the key differences between intrinsic case studies, instrumental case studies, and collective case studies.

Question 35

Summarize and discuss how to know when a case study is appropriate.

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

Compare and contrast the decision-making process in the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis and discuss the reason these examples are good case studies to review?

Question 39

Consider how different professions engage in case study analysis. Discuss two different professions that utilize case studies and discuss the role of case studies in their work, the type of case studies relevant to the work they do, and how the case studies inform the professions.

Question 40

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)