ID: Idiographic Vs Nomothetic Flashcards

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What is the debate?

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Should psychologists research groups or individuals

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Define Idiographic

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-An approach to understand behaviour by focusing on individuals and uniqueness
-Subjective
-qualitative data

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Define Nomothetic

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-An Approach to understand behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws
-objective
-quantitative data

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Give examples of idio app

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-Case studies
-unstructured interviews
-humanistic approach
-psychodynamic - little hans
-conclusion can help others

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Give examples of nomo app

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-beh/bio/cog app
-numerical data
-structured interviews
-pavlov applied r to all from animals
-gen to wider pop
-bio brain scans

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How do the two overlap each other

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Studying one individual can lead to group generalisation

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Give an example of when they overlap

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MSM - Atkinson and Shiffrin, applied model to all but did KF case study

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One strength of idio app (contribution)

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-Contribution to Nomo app
-Due to in-depth qual methods sheds light on general principles
-e.g HM led to understanding normal functioning.
-Although focus is on individuals still helps form scientific laws

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Lim idio (restriction)

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-Idio has restriction on nature of work
-subjective interpretation = open bias
-due to case studies producing least scientific concs, cant make theories without further examples etc
-need Nomo to build gen theories

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Strength of both (science)

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Both align with aims of science
-nomo uses stat testing, control and standardisation
-idio = triangulation
-increases validity
-raises status of psych

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Lim of Nomo (loss of individual)

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-Nomo focuses on group and gen laws
-prediction and control = accusation of losing person
-1% risk of developing schiz tells us little about experience
-understanding subjective experience may be useful
-nomo may fail to relate to experience

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