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Flashcards in Idiographic Deck (7)
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1
Q

What does it look at?

A

How our behaviours are different to others

2
Q

What methods do they use?

A

Qualitative methods

3
Q

What did Gordon Allport find?

A

18,000 separate terms describing personal characteristics

4
Q

What did carl rogers develop?

A

The Q-sort

5
Q

What is Freud used as?

A

An idiographic as he studied case studies however he did this to establish universal laws

6
Q

Strengths?

A

Focuses on individuals

In depth qualitative methods

7
Q

Limitations?

A

Work is narrow and restricted
No adequate baselines
Less scientific
Time consuming