Issues and Debates - Idiographic vs Nomothetic Flashcards

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Idiographic

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Understanding behaviour through studying individual cases

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Nomothetic

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Understanding behaviour through developing general laws that apply to all people

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What methods are used under the nomothetic approach?

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Methods such as experiments and observations

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Two examples of idiographic approaches

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Humanistic approach
Psychodynamic approach

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How is the humanistic approach idiographic?

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States that we are all unique and should be studied as individuals, We all have an innate desire to self-actualise, meaning we all have our unique set of goals that we want to achieve

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What treatment does the humanistic approach offer?

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Client-centred therapy (CCT)

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How is the psychodynamic approach idiographic?

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All theories were based on case studies of 11/12 Viennese women. Case study of Little Hans also used to support Oedipus complex

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Evaluation of the psychodynamic approach relating to idiographic

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He still formed theories of human behaviour and created a general law, stating that we all go through these stages and use defence mechanisms in the same way

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Why does the nomothetic approach study large groups of people?

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So the findings can be generalised

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How is the nomothetic approach scientific?

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It uses scientific methods and gains quantitative data. It equally meets all the features of science, unlike the idiographic approaches

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How did Milgram take a nomothetic approach?

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He created general laws of how we will behave in specific situations

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Examples of approaches that are nomothetic

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Biological approach
Behaviourist approach
Cognitive approach
Social learning theory

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How does the biological approach take a nomothetic approach in explaining psychological disorders?

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General laws are created as treatments are given to different people for the same disorder. Large samples are tested to see how well the treatments work and then they are generalised

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How is the behaviourist approach nomothetic?

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Based on large amount of research

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