How Do the Idiographic and Nomothetic Approaches to Studying Personality

question 107

Multiple Choice

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

• A) The first focuses on the unique characteristics of the individual,whereas the latter looks at how people vary on common characteristics.
• B) The first uses objective tests,whereas the latter employs projective tests.
• C) The first uses case reports,whereas the latter employs psychobiography.
• D) They first relies on quantitative techniques,whereas the latter relies on qualitative techniques.

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