WILSON’S METHODS

OF CONCEPT
ANALYSIS
(1963)
Presented by:
Gilleen Megan Bunga
 Wilsonian Concept Analysis
’Right Model Contrary
Isolating questi
ons of concept Answers’ cases cases

Invented Borderline Related

cases cases cases

Social Underlying Results in

Practical results
context anxiety language
 Isolate concept-related
questions from questions of fact
and questions of value. Isolating
questions of
INTERESTING
concept
CONCEP RELEVANT
T IMPORTANT

USEFUL

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 There must be more than one
meaning depending on the
context or environment in
‘Right
which the concept is used.
Answers’

“Why am I doing this concept analysis?”

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Display all essential or typical
elements. Model
Present more than one model cases
case linking the concepts.

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 Display cases without essential
Contrary or typical elements.
cases Present more than one contrary
case in the analysis.

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Present cases that have linking Related
elements of one context of the
cases
concept to another context.

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Borderline Deliberate use of difficult terms
cases to classify cases.

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These are imaginary cases that
do not exist in everyday life.
Invented
Present these cases when cases
concepts are very rare or very
common.

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 Consider how concept will be
Social context used and by whom.

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 Identify if there is debate or Underlying
underlying emotion related to
anxiety
the use of the concept.

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 Determine the difference that
Practical the developing of this concept
results makes.

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Describe the most advantageous Results in
use of this concept. language

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