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Dissociating single cases in neuropsychology *
Author(s) -
Miller Edgar
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1993.tb01040.x
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , psychology , presentation (obstetrics) , single subject design , cognitive psychology , psychotherapist , cognition , psychiatry , medicine , radiology
Monte Shapiro had a marked and very varied influence on clinical psychology. His contributions included the advocacy of single‐case experimentation, some elegant neuropsychological investigations and the presentation of carefully thought‐out views on a number of logical and methodological issues. This paper attempts to follow these three strands by considering some recent neuropsychological research based on the detailed investigation of single cases. In particular, the methodology used to lead to some provocative and potentially exciting findings is examined and it is argued that the methodology is less able to bear the interpretations offered than has hitherto been assumed. Possible ways of developing the methodology and making it more robust are indicated.