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analogue study

analogue study An analogue study is a research design that examines a psychological question in a simulated or imagined version of a real-life situation rather than in the actual setting.

An analogue study is a research design that examines a psychological question in a simulated or imagined version of a real-life situation rather than in the actual setting. In this example, healthy young adults were asked to imagine having an incurable illness so researchers could study likely end-of-life communication.