Compare and contrast the idiographic and nomothetic approaches.
What will be an ideal response?
The idiographic approach emphasizes the unique qualities of each person, and lends itself to such methods as the case study. The nomothetic approach emphasizes similarities or common qualities among people, and lends itself to experimental or quasi-experimental research methods.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Repression is an __________ effort by the ego to push out threatening material from awareness
A. occasional B. organic C. active D. irrational
When a frequency distribution is constructed, the ____ appears on the y-axis
a. number of individuals who make each response b. responses of the participants c. independent variable d. dependent variable
One easy way for a person to cope with the unpleasant state of tension associated with cognitive dissonance is to
a. change his or her attitudes. b. engage in groupthink. c. continue the behavior that led to the dissonance. d. pretend that the dissonance does not exist.