On the methodology of single-case studies in cognitive neuropsychology
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Vol. 5 (5) , 565-582
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02643298808253275
Abstract
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.Keywords
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