-Individuals differ in behaviour and personal qualities so not everyone is the average person
-Everyone is genetically unique and this uniqueness is displayed through their behaviour so everyone behaves differently
-All human characteristics can be measured from one person and quantified, measures gained from one person are different to another
-All psychological characteristics are inherited and as everyone inherits different characteristics-everyone is different and unique.
Individual differences strengths
Collects quantitative and qualitative data from research allowing comparisons directly and explanation rich in detail.
Applications- helping autistic people learn about emotions and social interaction
Therapies like hypnosis and curing phobias
Individual differences weakness
-Methods can be subjective with interpretation bias from Freud in little hans, also may have been solely made up from a fan of Freud, and it was all to support his existing Oedipus complex and sexual development theory
-Ethical issues=- baron-cohen used high functioning autistics which are a vunerable group and so he had to be more socially sensitive. Freud and leading questions? was hans harmed
Individual differences application
-importance of individual differences appose to comparing across people. understanding phobias and how they develop.
