Idiographic vs Nomothetic

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Created on: 21-11-22 20:02

what does idiographic mean?

focusing on the individual and emphasising the unique personal experience of human nature

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what does nomothetic mean?

concerned with establishing general laws, based on study of large groups, use of statistical analysis

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what methods does idiographic use? give some method examples

qualitative such as case study, unstructured interviews, thematic analysis

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what methods does nomothetic use? give some method examples

quantitative such as experiment, correlations, psychometric testing

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give 2 examples of where an idiographic approach was used in psychology

.shallice + warrington, patient KF, motorcycle accident, forgot short-term audio but good visual info, showing multiple STM components
.Freud, loads of individual detailed info on life of pp ie little Hans

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give 2 examples of where an idiographic approach was used in psychology

.behaviourists- on animals that generalises to humans
.psychopathology- using classified manuals to classify ppls psychological disorders ie DSMV

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name the evaluations for idiographic approach

-unable to produce general laws
-unscientific nature
+critical awareness used that increases validity of findings
+case study method powerful tool for-

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-psychologists to understand human behaviour
-qualitative methods are time consuming
+freud was able to establish general laws from little Hans

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name the evaluations for nomothetic approach?

+generally scientific ie quantitive methods
+can predict/control behaviour ie bio psychologists explain OCD w n approach and found SSRIS to cure OCD
-drug treatments not always successfully ie-

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continuing w previous card

-cognitive maybe better
-loses sight of the individual and their own experiences
+statistical analysis- ie milligram found 65% obeyed

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what psychologists argue a combined approach?

Holt and cognitive psychologists used as an example as they take an idiographic approach but also make general laws ie WMM

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