1a. Idiographic and nomothetic

Define nomothetic approach

Nomothetic approach= an approach that attempts to study human behaviour through the development of general principles and universal laws (dervied from the Gree “nomos,” meaning law)

quantitative

Define idiographic approach

Idiographic approach= an approach that focuses on individual cases as a means of understanding behaviour (derived from the Greek “idios,” meaning private/ personal)

qualitative

What are the approaches that are idiographic and nomothetic?

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