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In this article I outline how videotape serves validity whenever the theoretical constructs of context, constructivism, or emotion are used. This argument is grounded in my investigation of senile dementia in families which used videotaped interaction samples of 45 family dyads and triads in combination with self report and diagnostic data. This project resulted in the development of the definitional deficit/definitional equality typology and the construct of the patienting process in senile dementia. It also suggested rethinking methods and analysis to keep pace with the new flexibility provided by use of VHS videotape.
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Hanson, B.G. The potential of videotape data: Emotional correlates of senile dementia in families as a case in point. Qual Quant 28, 219–232 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01098941
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