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Nomothetic assumptions and idiographic reality

Nomothetic assumptions and idiographic reality

Comparison of nomothetic assumption and idiographic reality in brain injury recovery Biological psychology often looks for general laws, but the same lesion does not guarantee the same outcome in every person. A nomothetic approach searches for rules that apply to everyone, whereas an idiographic approach focuses on the unique individual.

Individual differences Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Individual differences

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Psychology Individual differences. 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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