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Idiographic vs Nomothetic

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Focus
how we study human behaviour
Idiographic
focus on the individual
 
emphasise unique personal experiences
 
unscientific
 
case studies
 
unstructured interviews
 
qualitiative data
 
humanistic psychology
 
a single case study can highlight flaws in a theory
 
sometimes seen as a narrow view
Nomothetic
general laws are established
 
provide a benchmark against which people can be compared
 
large groups of people
 
scientific
 
correlations
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quantitative data
 
hypothesis is vigorously tested
 
statistically analysing data
 
future behaviour is predictable
Evaluation
in depth insights into human functioning
 
shallice and warrington 1970
 
narrow and restricted view
 
not generalisable
 
scientific
 
practical applications
 
drug therapy ocd
 
drugs arent always effective
 
both complement eachother
 
false distinction
 
holt 1967
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