A psychologist reports a single case of a disorder, detailing the person's feelings and responses. This research strategy is
A) very strong and widely used in abnormal psychology.
B) rarely used in abnormal psychology because few people are willing to examine their own lives closely.
C) weak because it rarely provides information we can generalize to others with the disorder.
D) weak because it confuses correlational data with experimental data.

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Reporting a single case of a disorder is known as a case study, and while it can be useful for generating hypotheses, it is generally considered weak because it is difficult to generalize from one specific case to others with the same disorder. Additionally, case studies often lack controls and are prone to researcher bias.

A Psychologist Reports a Single Case of a Disorder, Detailing