The Clinical Interview in Psychological Research on Mathematical Thinking: Aims, Rationales, Techniques.

T'his paper presents an analysis of the clinical interview procedure as employed in p'iychological re~earch on mathematical thinking My thesis is that the clinical interview hm legitimate uses for three different research purpmes and in each case involves somewhat difj"erent techniques A subsequent paper will explore the uiteria by whiLh one can evaluate the clinical interview and di\ut~s its applications to educational practice