nomothetic

adj. relating to the formulation of general laws as opposed to the study of an individual case. A nomothetic approach involves the study of groups of people or cases for the purpose of discovering those general and universally valid laws or principles that characterize the average person or case. Compare idiographic.

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Psychology term of the day

January 28th 2025

thermoanesthesia

1. loss or absence of the ability to distinguish between heat and cold by touch.

2. insensitivity to heat. Also called thermanesthesia.