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Distinguish idiographic and nomothetic approaches to psychological investigation.
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Compulsory issues and debates
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Issues and debates in Psychology
Aqa A Level PsychologyPaper 3 Issues and Options in Psychology
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Distinguish idiographic and nomothetic approaches to psychological investigation
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- You need to be able to distinguish idiographic and nomothetic approaches to psychological investigation.
- The key ideas to know are idiographic and nomothetic.
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