The Debate: Idiographic vs. Nomothetic Approaches in Psychology

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Should psychology investigate the how we are UNIQUE, or how we are SIMILAR?

This video explores the idiographic and nomothetic debate in psychology as part of the Issues and Debates topic in the AQA A-level Psychology course.

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WHO AM I? Hi - I’m Tom. I’m a Psychology teacher based in the North of England. I've been teaching for over a decade and have numerous years of being an A-level examiner. I started Bear it in MIND to share my own passion for Psychology, and to provide people with content to help us better understand ourselves and others.

00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Idio & Nomo Explained
01:30 - Idio & Nomo Research Methods
02:55 - Example with Approaches
04:29 - Types of General Laws
05:56 - Exam Question
07:47 - Strengths of Idio
10:27 - Limitation of Idio
10:46 - Strength of Nomo
11:13 - Complementary not Contradictory

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