In your courses you have learned a variety of approaches to gaining knowledge about people. For example, in reading literature, we learn about people through the eyes of the author and the characters...

In your courses you have learned a variety of approaches to gaining knowledge about people. For example, in reading literature, we learn about people through the eyes of the author and the characters he or she has developed. How is this approach to gaining knowledge different from that used by researchers in psychology? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?