PAPER 3 - ISSUES AND DEBATES - idigraphic and nomothetic approaches to psychological research Flashcards

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what is idiographic research?

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  • focuses on individual
  • emphasises uniqueness
  • favours qualitative data
    eg psychodynamic &humanistic
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what are methods of collecting idiographic research?

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  • unstructured/semi structured interviews
  • observation
  • case studies
  • self reports
  • autobiographies
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what is the most favoured method got an idiographic researcher?

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interview - allows researcher to obtain in-depth information about individual, which can be analysed to extract the subjective elements

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what is used to analyse interviews?

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thematic analysis

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