Idiographic/nomothetic Flashcards
1
Q
What does idiographic mean?
A
An approach to research that focuses more on the individual case as a means of understanding behaviour, rather than trying to formulate general laws.
2
Q
What does nomothetic mean?
A
Aims to study human behaviour through development of general principles and universal laws.
3
Q
What approach may lend itself to being more idiographic?
A
Humanism.
4
Q
What approach may lend itself to being more nomothetic?
A
Biological/behaviourism etc.
