An approach to research that focuses more on the individual case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour.
Idiographic
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This approach attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general laws.
Nomothetic
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A general law that classifies people suffering from psychological disorders.
DSM-5
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The type of data the idiographic approach produces, using investigative approaches such as case studies.
qualitative
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An individual who was studied by psychologists and neuroscientists when he developed amnesia after a surgery to treat severe epilepsy. He provided valuable information on long-term memory.
HM
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This approach attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general laws.
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Nomothetic
Card 3
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A general law that classifies people suffering from psychological disorders.
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Card 4
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The type of data the idiographic approach produces, using investigative approaches such as case studies.
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Card 5
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An individual who was studied by psychologists and neuroscientists when he developed amnesia after a surgery to treat severe epilepsy. He provided valuable information on long-term memory.
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