In the 1970s, a 13-year-old girl was found locked up in a room, strapped to a potty chair. Since she had grown up in a world without human speech, researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words, grammar, and pronunciation. This type of research is called a __________.

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A case study is an in-depth observation of an individual or small group, often used in psychology to gain insight into a particular phenomenon or disorder. In this case, researchers studied Genie's language acquisition abilities as she had grown up without exposure to human speech.

In the 1970s, a 13-Year-Old Girl Was Found Locked Up