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Idiographic and nomothetic approaches

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Which of the following best describes a nomothetic approach in psychology?

Studying large samples of people in order to establish general laws of behaviour.

Studying large samples of people in order to understand unique personal experiences.

Studying individual cases in detail to establish general laws of behaviour.

Studying individual cases in detail without intending to establish general laws of behaviour.

Idiographic and nomothetic approaches Questions

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Idiographic and nomothetic approaches with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 19 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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