2.5: Idiographic and nomothetic approaches to psychological investigation Flashcards
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks)
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach)
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self’
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments.
Hypotheses are formulated, tested under controlled conditions and findings generated from large numbers of people (or animals) are analysed for their statistical significance
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments.
Hypotheses are formulated, tested under controlled conditions and findings generated from large numbers of people (or animals) are analysed for their statistical significance.
Much of the research conducted by behaviourist, cognitive and biological psychologists would meet the criteria of the nomothetic approach.
For example:
1. Skinner and behaviourists studied the responses of hundreds of rats, cats, pigeons, ect, in order to develop the laws of learning.
2. Cognitive psychologists have been able to infer the structure and processes of human memory (Miller’s law) by measuring the performance of large samples of people in laboratory tests.
3. Biological psychologists have conducted brain scans on countless human brains (as well as the people who own them) in order to make generalisations about localisation of function
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments.
Hypotheses are formulated, tested under controlled conditions and findings generated from large numbers of people (or animals) are analysed for their statistical significance.
Much of the research conducted by behaviourist, cognitive and biological psychologists would meet the criteria of the nomothetic approach.
For example, Skinner and behaviourists studied the responses of hundreds of rats, cats, pigeons, ect, in order to develop the laws of learning.
Cognitive psychologists have been able to infer the structure and processes of human memory (Miller’s law) by measuring the performance of large samples of people in laboratory tests.
Biological psychologists have conducted brain scans on countless human brains (as well as the people who own them) in order to make generalisations about localisation of function.
First AO3 PEEL paragraph
The first AO3 PEEL paragraph is that the idiographic approach, with its in-depth qualitative methods of investigation, provides a complete and global account of the individual
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments.
Hypotheses are formulated, tested under controlled conditions and findings generated from large numbers of people (or animals) are analysed for their statistical significance.
Much of the research conducted by behaviourist, cognitive and biological psychologists would meet the criteria of the nomothetic approach.
For example, Skinner and behaviourists studied the responses of hundreds of rats, cats, pigeons, ect, in order to develop the laws of learning.
Cognitive psychologists have been able to infer the structure and processes of human memory (Miller’s law) by measuring the performance of large samples of people in laboratory tests.
Biological psychologists have conducted brain scans on countless human brains (as well as the people who own them) in order to make generalisations about localisation of function.
The first AO3 PEEL paragraph is that the idiographic approach, with its in-depth qualitative methods of investigation, provides a complete and global account of the individual.
What may this do?
This may complement the nomothetic approach by shedding further light on general laws or by challenging such laws
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments.
Hypotheses are formulated, tested under controlled conditions and findings generated from large numbers of people (or animals) are analysed for their statistical significance.
Much of the research conducted by behaviourist, cognitive and biological psychologists would meet the criteria of the nomothetic approach.
For example, Skinner and behaviourists studied the responses of hundreds of rats, cats, pigeons, ect, in order to develop the laws of learning.
Cognitive psychologists have been able to infer the structure and processes of human memory (Miller’s law) by measuring the performance of large samples of people in laboratory tests.
Biological psychologists have conducted brain scans on countless human brains (as well as the people who own them) in order to make generalisations about localisation of function.
The first AO3 PEEL paragraph is that the idiographic approach, with its in-depth qualitative methods of investigation, provides a complete and global account of the individual.
This may complement the nomothetic approach by shedding further light on general laws or by challenging such laws.
Example
For example, a single case study may generate hypotheses for further study, such as HM.
Corkin conducted experimental research with HM and found that he was able to form long-term procedural memories (muscle memories) for simple motor skills and tasks.
This showed that not only are these types of memory different, but that they are also stored in different parts of the brain
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments.
Hypotheses are formulated, tested under controlled conditions and findings generated from large numbers of people (or animals) are analysed for their statistical significance.
Much of the research conducted by behaviourist, cognitive and biological psychologists would meet the criteria of the nomothetic approach.
For example, Skinner and behaviourists studied the responses of hundreds of rats, cats, pigeons, ect, in order to develop the laws of learning.
Cognitive psychologists have been able to infer the structure and processes of human memory (Miller’s law) by measuring the performance of large samples of people in laboratory tests.
Biological psychologists have conducted brain scans on countless human brains (as well as the people who own them) in order to make generalisations about localisation of function.
The first AO3 PEEL paragraph is that the idiographic approach, with its in-depth qualitative methods of investigation, provides a complete and global account of the individual.
This may complement the nomothetic approach by shedding further light on general laws or by challenging such laws.
For example, a single case study may generate hypotheses for further study, such as HM.
Corkin conducted experimental research with HM and found that he was able to form long-term procedural memories (muscle memories) for simple motor skills and tasks.
This showed that not only are these types of memory different, but that they are also stored in different parts of the brain.
This case (idiographic research) was used to create general laws of memory (Miller’s law), which is a nomothetic approach
Discuss idiographic and nomothetic approaches in psychology.
Refer to two topics you have studied in your answer (16 marks).
The idiographic approach is an approach to research that focuses more on the individual’s case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than aiming to formulate general laws of behaviour (which is the nomothetic approach).
The idiographic approach in psychology attempts to describe the nature of the individual.
People are studied as unique entities, each with their own subjective experiences, motivations and values.
There may be no attempt made to compare these to a larger group, standard or norm.
The idiographic approach is generally associated with those methods in psychology that produce qualitative data, such as case studies, unstructured interviews and other self-report measures.
This reflects one of the central aims of idiographic research - to describe the richness of human experience and gain insight into the person’s unique way of viewing the world.
Probably the best example of the idiographic perspective is the humanistic approach.
Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took a phenomenological approach to the study of human beings and were interested only in documenting the conscious experience of the individual or ‘self.’
In describing themselves as ‘anti-scientific,’ humanistic psychologists were more concerned with investigating unique experience ‘on its own merits,’ than producing general laws of behaviour.
The nomothetic approach is an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws.
These provide a ‘benchmark’ against which people can be compared, classified and measured and, on the basis of which, likely future behaviour can be predicted and/or controlled.
The nomothetic approach is most closely aligned with those methods that would be regarded as ‘scientific’ within psychology, such as experiments.
Hypotheses are formulated, tested under controlled conditions and findings generated from large numbers of people (or animals) are analysed for their statistical significance.
Much of the research conducted by behaviourist, cognitive and biological psychologists would meet the criteria of the nomothetic approach.
For example, Skinner and behaviourists studied the responses of hundreds of rats, cats, pigeons, ect, in order to develop the laws of learning.
Cognitive psychologists have been able to infer the structure and processes of human memory (Miller’s law) by measuring the performance of large samples of people in laboratory tests.
Biological psychologists have conducted brain scans on countless human brains (as well as the people who own them) in order to make generalisations about localisation of function.
The first AO3 PEEL paragraph is that the idiographic approach, with its in-depth qualitative methods of investigation, provides a complete and global account of the individual. This may complement the nomothetic approach by shedding further light on general laws or by challenging such laws. For example, a single case study may generate hypotheses for further study, such as HM. Corkin conducted experimental research with HM and found that he was able to form long-term procedural memories (muscle memories) for simple motor skills and tasks. This showed that not only are these types of memory different, but that they are also stored in different parts of the brain. This case (idiographic research) was used to create general laws of memory (Miller's law), which is a nomothetic approach. What is also true?
It is also true that in the case of brain-damaged individuals like HM, findings may reveal important insights about normal functioning which may contribute to our overall understanding
