Idiographic and Nomothetic Evaluations
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- Created on: 03-12-19 12:02
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- Idiographic and Nomothetic Evaluations
- Idiographic approach with its in depth qualitative methods of investigation provide a complete and global account of the individual. May complement the nomothetic approach by shedding light on general laws.
- Supporters of the idiographic approach must also recognise the narrow and restrictive nature of its works. Key concepts made from single case studies, eg Little Hans, Can't be generalised.
- Nomothetic relies on science, testing under standardised conditions. Using data. Enabled psychologists to establish norms of 'typical' behaviours.
- Nomothetic have been accused of 'loosing the whole person' in psychology. Studies a series of scores rather then individual people and their subjective experiences. May overlook the richness of human experience.
- It is possible to consider a topic from both standpoints instead of thinking of them as mutually exclusive.
- Goal of modern psychology is to provide rich, detailed descriptions of human behaviour as well as the explanation of framework.
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