Idiographic Flashcards
1
Q
What does it look at?
A
How our behaviours are different to others
2
Q
What methods do they use?
A
Qualitative methods
3
Q
What did Gordon Allport find?
A
18,000 separate terms describing personal characteristics
4
Q
What did carl rogers develop?
A
The Q-sort
5
Q
What is Freud used as?
A
An idiographic as he studied case studies however he did this to establish universal laws
6
Q
Strengths?
A
Focuses on individuals
In depth qualitative methods
7
Q
Limitations?
A
Work is narrow and restricted
No adequate baselines
Less scientific
Time consuming
