Individual differences
Introduction and Definition:
“According to Borich & Tombari (1997.p29): Individual differences are the variations we observe among members of any Group in a particular characteristic, such as temperament, energy level,Friendship patterns and parent-child attachment.”
For example:
On first day of school, the individual differences in class are jump out. Gender and physical differences are only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath the surface are students from different socioeconomic strata; students who come from various family configurations; students with special needs, differing interests, and abilities; students with different cultural backgrounds, different languages, different learning styles, and different attitudes toward school.
Basicconcept: (about individual differences) Individual differences psychology focuses on this second level of study. It is also sometimes called Differential Psychology because researchers in this area study the ways in which individual people differ in their behavior. For example, in evaluating the
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