Issues & Debates: Idiographic & Nomothetic Approaches Flashcards

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What type of data is the nomothetic approach based on?

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Quantitative

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The nomothetic approach aims to create …

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General laws of human behaviour

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Which sampling technique is used more by the nomothetic approach

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Random

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Which research methods are used by the nomothetic approaches

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Lab experiments

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Name two approaches which take a nomothetic approach

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Biological
Behavioural

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What does the idiographic approach suggest about people?

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We are unique and we should study their subjective experience

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What type of data does the idiographic approach tend to use?

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Qualitative

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Name methods used by the idiographic approach

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Case study, unstructured interviews

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What is the aim of the idiographic approach?

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To gain an insight into a person’s unique way of viewing the world

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10
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Name an approach that uses a idiographic approach

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Humanism

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What is one strength of an idiographic compared to a nomothetic approach?

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More in-depth understanding of human experience

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Why is it not appropriate to argue for only using an idiographic or nomothetic approach?

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They should be used together. We should create some general laws e.g.
nomothetic but also consider human experience idiographic

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Why does Holy argue these two approaches are a false separation?

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Despite humans being unique there are similarities and most idiographic will go on to create nomothetic approaches e.g. humanism and the core conditions of counselling

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