PAPER 3 - ISSUES AND DEBATES - idigraphic and nomothetic approaches to psychological research Flashcards
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what is idiographic research?
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- focuses on individual
- emphasises uniqueness
- favours qualitative data
eg psychodynamic &humanistic
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what are methods of collecting idiographic research?
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- unstructured/semi structured interviews
- observation
- case studies
- self reports
- autobiographies
3
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what is the most favoured method got an idiographic researcher?
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interview - allows researcher to obtain in-depth information about individual, which can be analysed to extract the subjective elements
4
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what is used to analyse interviews?
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thematic analysis
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