Distinguish between the nomothetic approach and the idiographic approach in descriptions of psychological phenomena.
What will be an ideal response?
The nomothetic approach is used to seek broad generalizations and universal laws (i.e., what "in general" is true) by studying large numbers of participants of a group and focusing on the "average" performance of the group. The idiographic approach is used to focus on the uniqueness of the individual by studying an individual intensively using single-case research.
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of using a within subjects design?
a. the variability due to participants cannot be estimated statistically b. treatment order may have an effect on the dependent variable c. a large number of participants is required d. the experimental and control groups may not be equivalent to one another
As you enter the grocery store, your little daughter Marta spots a toy at the front of the store and begins to beg for it. According to the textbook, your best course of action would be to
a. spank her immediately in front of people so the punishment will have the most effect. b. immediately go and buy her a toy and then continue your shopping. c. get very angry with her and stay angry with her as long as you are in the store. d. ignore the whine and try to engage her in helping you shop.
Broca's area organizes
A) speech output. B) speech input. C) visual input. D) memory.
Tory considers himself to be a good soccer player. He tends to score more goals than the other players. He also runs faster than the others players. Festinger would say that Tory is using ________theory to evaluate his abilities
a. self-verification b. self-affirmation c. social comparison d. symbolic self completion