Individuality, Individual Differences, and Computer Simulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20283226 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Greg P Kearsley (Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Psychology University of Alberta, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 811-823 |
| Publication date | 1976-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001316447603600402 |
| OpenAlex | W2013627607 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
The nomothetic and idiographic approaches to the study of individual differences and individuality are reviewed. The underlying assumptions of each approach are distinguished and then reconstructed to give eight different conceptual perspectives for the study of individual behavior. It is argued that the traditional nomothetic and idiographic techniques are limited to one or two of these perspectives while computer simulation provides the capability to deal with all of these conceptualizations and hence is a more powerful methodology. Two perspectives in particular are singled out for special consideration in order to demonstrate the value of computer simulation in the study of individual behavior. A number of potential applications of such computer models to educational research are discussed
Cognitive psychology · Machine learning · Management science · Nomothetic · Nomothetic and idiographic · Value (mathematics) · Cognitive and psychological constructs research · Computer Science · Engineering · Psychology · Social Psychology
Human problem solving
Exploration of Developmental Variables by Manipulation and Simulation of Age Differences in Behavior
Cognitive Styles in Categorizing Behavior1
Individuality and generalization in the psychology of personality1
The general and the unique in psychological science1
A computer model of elementary social behavior
Sources of Confusion in Attitudes toward Clinical Theory
A general developmental model for interindividual differences, intraindividual differences, and intraindividual changes
Individuals and Learning
Some Approaches to Studying the Individual
Two Pictures of Man
Educational psychology and education
Conformity and character
Beyond the two disciplines of scientific psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |