He said that it is wrong to study "commonness" and that "individuality" must be studied. As we all know, now the mainstream psychology research method is statistics, and statistics is looking for group commonalities, so, according to the psychologist Allport, psychology is not suitable for statistics, what do you think?
“Under the guidance of this methodology, Allport proposed in the Patterns and Growth of Personality (Pattern and Growth in Personality, 1961) the study of individual uniqueness (idiographic approach), this approach is in sharp contrast to the traditional general rule approach (nomothetic approach) that emphasizes commonality and maximizes individual differences. This method emphasizes the in-depth research of individual cases, and avoids the research of common laws, avoiding the study of general group laws, the analysis of the average and general situation. He believes that the average value and the general situation are just a summary, In fact, there is no accurate explanation for the individual. In Allport's view, the right way to study personality is to advocate the research method of special laws and constantly emphasize the uniqueness and complexity of individuals.”
António José Rodrigues Rebelo
So how do you study " common psychology"? Do you think psychology should be divided into "common psychology" and " individuality psychology"?
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