A Descriptive Method in Which One Individual or Group Is

question 163

Multiple Choice

A descriptive method in which one individual or group is studied in great depth is called a(n)

• A) replication.
• B) case study.
• C) experiment.
• D) double-blind procedure.

Identify the purpose and process of obtaining informed consent from participants in research.

Understand the distinction between anonymity and confidentiality in research and their implications for participant privacy.

Be aware of the historical and current ethical guidelines governing human research, including the Nuremberg Code, Belmont Report, and Declaration of Helsinki.

Grasp the ethical considerations and best practices when conducting research utilizing social media and Internet-based methodologies.

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Definitions:

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist best known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Lawrence Kohlberg

A psychologist best known for his theory of stages of moral development.

Reversibility

The understanding that certain operations or actions can be done and then undone, returning to the original state, a concept crucial in cognitive development.

Preoperational Stage

A developmental phase, posited by Jean Piaget, where children from ages 2 to 7 engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and taking the perspective of others.