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Two ways psychologists investigate people

Two ways psychologists investigate people

Continuum comparing idiographic and nomothetic approaches with methods, data types, examples, and arrows showing how both can be combined in research

Psychologists can investigate behaviour by focusing on one person in depth or by studying many people to find patterns. The idiographic approach studies the unique individual, while the nomothetic approach aims to identify general laws across groups.

Idiographic and nomothetic approaches Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Idiographic and nomothetic approaches

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Psychology Idiographic and nomothetic approaches. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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