Provide Some Alternate Approaches to Establishing Credibility

question 72

Essay

Provide some alternate approaches to establishing credibility.

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Definitions:

Longitudinal Study

A study that observes the same participants on many occasions over a long period of time.

Nomothetic

An approach focusing on establishing general laws and principles through experiments and studies, applicable to the wider population.

Idiographic

An approach focusing on the individual, emphasizing personal, unique features and differences rather than generalizing across a population.

Theoretical

Based on or using the ideas and abstract principles underlying a subject, rather than its practical aspects.