Bronk Kendall Cotton, King Pamela Ebstyne, Matsuba M Kyle
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2013 Winter;2013(142):1-12. doi: 10.1002/cad.20045.
The exemplar methodology represents a useful yet underutilized approach to studying developmental constructs. It features an approach to research whereby individuals, entities, or programs that exemplify the construct of interest in a particularly intense or highly developed manner compose the study sample. Accordingly, it reveals what the upper ends of development look like in practice. Utilizing the exemplar methodology allows researchers to glimpse not only what is but also what is possible with regard to the development of a particular characteristic. The present chapter includes a definition of the exemplar methodology, a discussion of some of key conceptual issues to consider when employing it in empirical studies, and a brief overview of the other chapters featured in this volume.
范例法是研究发展结构的一种有用但未得到充分利用的方法。它的特点是一种研究方法，即那些以特别强烈或高度发达的方式体现感兴趣的结构的个人、实体或项目构成研究样本。因此，它揭示了发展的高端在实践中是什么样子的。使用范例法使研究人员不仅能够了解特定特征发展的现状，还能了解其发展的可能性。本章包括范例法的定义、在实证研究中使用该方法时需要考虑的一些关键概念问题的讨论，以及对本卷其他章节的简要概述。
