Idiographic And Nomothetic

Question 1

What’s the idiographic approach

Answer 1

The idiographic approach involves the study of individuals and the unique insights each individual gives us about human behaviour

Question 2

Is the idiographic approach qualitative or quantitative

Answer 2

Qualitative because the focus is on gaining insights into human behaviour by studying each individual in depth rather than gaining numerical data and determining average characteristics

Question 3

What is an example of the idiographic approach

Answer 3

Freud used case studies of his patients as a way to under a stand human behaviour, such as the case of little Hans

Question 4

What is the nomothetic approach

Answer 4

The nomothetic approach involves the study of a large number of people and then seeks to make generalisations or laws about their behaviour based on large data sets

Question 5

Is the nomothetic approach qualitative or quantitative

Answer 5

Quantitative as it Gaines insights into human behaviour by gaining numerical data and determining average characteristics.

Question 6

What is an example of the nomothetic approach

Answer 6

The biological approach seeks to portray basic principles of how the body and brain work

Question 7

AO3 points FOR IDIOGRAPHIC AND NOMOTHETIC

Answer 7

1. Strength of idiographic - focuses on individual - can provide us wiht more complex understanding
2. Limitation of idiographic - more time consuming
3. It would be too difficult to produce personal therapies for unique individuals