On the methodology of single-case studies in cognitive neuropsychology

Caramazza's hypothetico-deductive analysis of the role of single-patient studies as relevant evidence for models of normal cognitive function is contrasted with an alternative account based on the bootstrapping model of Glymour (1980). We show how these two accounts differ in their analyses of...

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Published in:Cognitive neuropsychology 1988-09, Vol.5 (5), p.565-582
Main Authors: Bub, Jeffrey, Bub, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Methodology. Experimentation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Techniques and methods
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Summary:Caramazza's hypothetico-deductive analysis of the role of single-patient studies as relevant evidence for models of normal cognitive function is contrasted with an alternative account based on the bootstrapping model of Glymour (1980). We show how these two accounts differ in their analyses of the evidential relevance of associations of deficits and dissociations in performance. We clarify the logic applicable to each type of experiment and we illustrate the more complex case of associations with examples from the literature.
ISSN:0264-3294
1464-0627
DOI:10.1080/02643298808253275