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azncindy619

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Why would synesthesia be best studied in a single-case approach? Also, why would a group study be inappropriate if a researcher actually had access to a large number of synesthetes?
 
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Describe the way applied and theoretical research is oriented in the experimental analysis of behavior.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
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A case study would be best for studying synesthesia because some estimates say that only about one person in 100,000 experiences synesthesia. So it would be very difficult to get a group for study.
A group study would be inappropriate even if there were a large number available because they each show such different experiences. There may be little commonality in the way they experience the world, so making statements about them as a group might provide little information.

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Applied research using the experimental analysis of behavior typically involves an individual whose behavior is to be changed. It is likely to involve human, clinical work. On the other hand, the theoretical research in this domain frequently uses animals.


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