AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychologists who take an idiographic approach focus on the individual and emphasise the unique personal experience of human nature. This means they favour qualitative research methods, such as the case study, unstructured interviews and thematic analysis which allow an in-depth insight into individual behaviour.

Detailed explanation-2: -An idiographic approach involves the thorough, intensive study of a single person or case in order to obtain an in-depth understanding of that person or case, as contrasted with a study of the universal aspects of groups of people or cases.

Detailed explanation-3: -The methods mentioned in the blog – interviews, surveys, group discussions, and observations are the most widely and commonly used qualitative data collection methods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Quantitative data is gathered by measuring and counting. Qualitative data is collected by interviewing and observing. Quantitative data is analyzed using statistical analysis, while qualitative data is analyzed by grouping it in terms of meaningful categories or themes.