Strengthsvfofvfcasevfstudiesvf-vf+Invfdepth,vfrich,vfdetailedvfinfo
+Insightvfforvffuturevfresearch
Limitationsvfofvfcasevfstudiesvf-vf-Takevfavflongvftime
-Eachvfindividualvfisvfunique,vfcan'tvfbevfgeneralised
-Ethicalvfissues
-Retrospectivevfdatavfisvfoftenvfused
-Researchervfbias,vfsubjectivity
-Lacksvfreliability
Explainvfthevfstrengthvf-vfRich,vfdetailedvfinformation.vf-
vfDatavfgatheredvfinvfcasevfstudiesvfisvfrichvfandvfdetailed.vfThisvfmayvfshedvflightvfonvfunusu
alvfformsvfofvfbehaviour.
Explainvfthevfstrengthvf-vfInsightvfforvffuturevfresearchvf-
vfFindingsvffromvfcasevfstudiesvfarevfoftenvfunusualvfandvfrare.vfThesevffindingsvfprovidevfavf
basisvfforvffurthervfresearch.vfForvfexample,vfHMvfleadvftovffurthervfresearchvfintovfthevfrolevf
ofvfthevfhippocampusvfinvfmemory.
Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfTakevfavflongvftimevf-
vfMostvfcasevfstudiesvftakevfavflongvftimevfforvfthevfcollectionvfandvfanalysisvfofvfdatavfwhichvf
meansvfthatvftheyvfrequirevflotsvfofvftimevfandvfmoney.vfSo,vfthevffindingsvfcanvfnotvfbevfquick
lyvfassessedvfandvfitvfmayvfnotvfbevfanvfeconomicalvfmethodvfofvfinvestigatingvfbehaviour.
Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfCan'tvfbevfgeneralisedvf-
vfEachvfindividualvfandvftheirvfexperiencevfisvfunique,vfsovfresultsvfcannotvfbevfgeneralisedvft
ovfothers.
Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfEthicalvfissuesvf-
vfImportantvfethicalvfissuesvfsuchvfasvfconfidentialityvfandvfanonymity.vfManyvfcasesvfarevfi
dentifiablevfbecausevfofvftheirvfuniquevfcharacteristicsvfevenvfwhenvfnamesvfarevfnotvfgiven
.vfPsychologicalvfharmvfifvfrepeatedvfovervflongvfperiodsvfofvftime.vfSomevfcannotvfgivevfinfo
rmedvfconsent.
Explainvfthevflimitationvf-vfRetrospectivevfdatavfisvfoftenvfusedvf-
vfInformationvfgatheredvfinvfcasevfstudiesvfisvfoftenvfbasedvfonvfretrospectivevfdata,vfwhichvf
matvfnotvfbevfaccurate,vfandvfevidencevffromvfanvfindividual'svfpastvfmayvfbevfdifficultvftovfver
ify.
Explainvfthevflimitationvf-Researchervfbias,vfsubjectivityvf-
vfInformationvfthatvfendsvfupvfonvfthevffinalvfreportvfisvfbasedvfonvfsubjectivevfselectionvfandvfi
nterpretationvfofvfthevfresearcher.vfResearchersvfmayvfgetvftovfknowvfthevfindividualvfwell,vf
whichvfmayvfleadvftovflossvfofvfobjectivity.