Title: What is ANECDOTAL METHOD? definition of ANECDOTAL METHOD (Psychology Dictionary)
Headings: ANECDOTAL METHOD
ANECDOTAL METHOD
Content: What is ANECDOTAL METHOD? definition of ANECDOTAL METHOD (Psychology Dictionary)
ANECDOTAL METHOD
By
N., Pam M.S.
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April 7, 2013
a research method based on personal recollections of a case, as opposed to specific, empirically derived investigation. Can provide ideas to fuel further research. ANECDOTAL METHOD: " A professor relying on the anecdotal method reflects to his or her class on the progress one of the patients he or she is treating makes. " Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "ANECDOTAL METHOD," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/anecdotal-method/ (accessed May 24, 2021).