Individual Differences

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  • Individual Differences
    • Freud
      • Little Hans
        • Aged 5 when studied but research goes back from when he was 3
        • Referred by his dad
          • His dad was a supporter of Freud.
        • Had weird dreams and fantasies. Had an obsession with his penis
          • Horses
          • Plumber
          • Parenthood
        • Only participant studied
      • Concluded that he was fixated in the phallic stage and eventually overcame the Oedipus complex.
    • Baron-Cohen
      • Based on Theory Of Mind
        • Recognize that people can feel different tp what you feel.
      • 76 participants. Group 1- 4 HFA 12 AS Group 2 50 normal people. Group 3 10 TS
      • People with HFA have an impaired theory of mind.
        • Triad of Impairments
      • Quasi experiment
        • Difficult to replicate
      • 4 tasks
        • Eyes task
        • Strange Stories
        • Basic Emotion Recognition
        • Gender Recognition
    • Psycho-dynamic perspective
      • Psychosexual development
        • 5 stages
          • Oral,Anal,Phallic,Latency,Genital
        • Oedipus complex- boys
        • electra complex - girls
      • Free association
      • Unconsious mind
        • Ice Berg drawing
    • What is it?
      • Looks at behavior through how we are different rather than how we are the same.
      • Strengths
        • Higher Ecological Validity
        • Collect both qualitative and quantitative data.
      • Weaknesses
        • Not objective so can be open to bias opinions and conclusions
        • Based on concepts that are difficult to test

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