Idiographic and Nomothetic Approach Flashcards
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What are general laws?
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Rules of behaviour that can be applied to the whole population
2
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What is the grand theory?
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A psychological theory that attempts to explain all aspects of behaviour
3
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What is the idiographic approach?
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An approach to the study of human behaviour that is individualistic and tries to provide a more detailed understanding of single cases.
4
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Define paradigm
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A set of doing or studying something that has become the established approach among most researchers.
5
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What is the nomothetic approach?
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An approach to the study of human behaviour that used methods and allow for generalisation and the creation of general laws.
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