Psychology

QUESTION_1: According to Yin (2003), researchers could decide whether to conduct a single or a multiple-case study, and also chose to keep the case holistic or have embedded sub-cases.  Based upon Yin's taxonomy, the two-by-two matrix can produce four designs for case studies.  What are the strengths and weaknesses of these four types of case studies?  Which one is considered the best fit to your research study?  Please explain your rationale.  In addition, both phenomenology and case study can be used to capture the experience of the participants.  What are the similarities and differences between these two approaches?  Which one is the best fit to your research study?  Again, please explain your rationale.


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Amedeo Giorgi (2009). The descriptive phenomenological method in psychology: A modified Husserlian Approach. Duquesne University Press.

Yin, R.K. (2009). Case research: design and methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.



QUESTION_2: Many theoretical perspectives attempt to explain human development. One adopts a specific theoretical perspective based on existing theory and research. Describe the theoretical approach you have adopted to explain human development. What theories and research have you drawn upon to develop and support your approach? In answering this question, compare your approach to a competing approach. Explain in what ways you believe your approach is superior and provide evidence to support your claims. If you use more than one approach to explain human development, demonstrate how you integrate these approaches.
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QUESTION_3: Positive psychology has been criticized as a field that is about "happiology" and does not address human suffering or what's going on in the real world (Peterson, 2006). Some of this criticism points to questions about whether positive psychology is practical and can truly be applied within a number of contexts. Discuss and evaluate how positive psychology is currently being applied within the field of psychology. Also, discuss and evaluate positive psychology's applications in fields outside of psychology, such as business and education. Provide additional recommendations as to how practitioners who are interested in positive psychology can apply it within their own practices.

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