How Do the Idiographic and Nomothetic Approaches to Personality Assessment

question 148

Multiple Choice

How do the idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality assessment differ?

• A)Idiographic focuses on the unique characteristics of the individual, whereas nomothetic looks at how people vary on common characteristics.
• B)Idiographic uses objective tests, whereas nomothetic employs projective tests.
• C)Idiographic uses projective tests, whereas nomothetic employs objective tests.
• D)Idiographic looks at how people vary on common characteristics, whereas nomothetic focuses on the unique characteristics of the individual.

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