Psychology, Neuroscience: Lacking in Individuality?

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In research on people, scientists are typically interested in the group data – the mean, median, and variance of a sample of people. But according to a provocative new paper out in PNAS, the statistics of a group can obscure the variability within individuals, over time.

Period23-Jun-2018

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  • TitlePsychology, Neuroscience: Lacking in Individuality?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletDiscover Magazine
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date23/06/2018
    DescriptionIn research on people, scientists are typically interested in the group data – the mean, median, and variance of a sample of people. But according to a provocative new paper out in PNAS, the statistics of a group can obscure the variability within individuals, over time.
    Producer/AuthorNeuroskeptic
    URLblogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2018/06/23/psychology-neuroscience-individuality/
    PersonsBertus Jeronimus
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Keywords

  • Idiography
  • Generalizability
  • Ergodicity