The Case Study's Most Serious Limitation Is

question 69

Multiple Choice

The case study's most serious limitation is

• A) data on individuals are less intensive than on surveys.
• B) generalizations from case studies are difficult and risky.
• C) no attempt is made to study interrelationships of various factors.
• D) quantitative data rather than qualitative data are produced.

---

Definitions:

Internal Attribution

The process of explaining one's own behavior or the behavior of others by attributing causes to internal characteristics or dispositions.

Noncausal Attribution

The assignment of a cause to an event or behavior without evidence of a direct cause-and-effect relationship.

External Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others' behavior to external factors or situations.

Stable External

A term used to describe factors outside an individual that are consistent and unchanging, influencing behavior or circumstances.