Individual Differences

Question 1

What are the two principles

Answer 1

Seeks to explain why people behave differently to each other
Focuses on abnormal behaviours such as mental illnesses

Question 2

What are the two concepts

Answer 2

Psychosexual development theory
Theory of the mind -capacity to understand other people’s mental states

Question 3

How does Freud link to the area

Answer 3

Aimed to investigate why hans experienced the phobias he did using psychoanalysis
Investigated the dreams, fantasies and phobias or little hans who was suffering with nervous disorder

Question 4

How does Gould link to the area

Answer 4

Yerkes research aimed to investigate why people had varying levels of intelligence by focusing on ethnic origin as an explanation

Question 5

Strengths of the area

Answer 5

Can be useful by suggesting treatments for health conditions
Often case studies which gain a lot of detail on the participants

Question 6

Weaknesses of the area

Answer 6

Often case studies which could limit generalisability
Often relies on self report which could reduce accuracy of results