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WorksheetsIssues and Debates: Idiographic and nomothetic approaches
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What name is given to the study of unique individuals where no attempt is made to compare them with others?
a)
Idiographic approach
b)
Idiotic approach
c)
Interactionist approach
d)
Interjectionist approach
2.
What name is given to the study of many individuals where an attempt is made to compare them with others?
a)
Nomopathetic approach
b)
Nomosynthetic approach
c)
Nomothetic approach
d)
Nonsensical approach
3.
Which research method is most associated with the idiogaphic approach?
a)
Case studies
b)
Cross-sectional analysis
c)
Experiments
d)
Self-report techniques
4.
Which branch of psychology is not associated with the idiographic approach?
a)
Behavioural
b)
Biological
c)
Cognitive
d)
Humanistic
5.
The idiographic approach is associated with which of the following?
a)
Analysis of data and statistical significance
b)
Focusing on individual cases to understand behaviour
c)
Formulating general principles of behaviour
d)
Testing hypotheses under controlled conditions
6.
Not examples of the idiographic approach in memory research are _____ and ______.
a)
The case of HM
b)
The case of KF
c)
The case of David Reimer
d)
The case of Phineas Gage
7.
Examples of the idiographic approach in memory research are _____and _____.
a)
The case of HM
b)
The case of Little Albert
c)
The case of Little Hans
d)
The case of Solomon Shereshevsky
8.
A strength associated with the idiographic approach is it…
a)
All other options
b)
Generates meaningful generalisations
c)
Produces rich detailed data
d)
Uses standardised procedures
9.
A weakness associated with the nomothetic approach is…
a)
A lack of scientific rigour
b)
A loss of the whole person
c)
A loss of the whole scientist
d)
Subjective interpretation of data
10.
One strength of researchers using both approaches is they may be...
a)
Complementary
b)
Comprehensive
c)
Contradictory
d)
Conventional
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