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Issues and debates in Psychology
Psychology claims to discover truths about all humans. But many studies only test certain groups, so their findings may
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Gender bias occurs when psychology research treats one gender's experience as the norm. This distorts our understanding
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Cultural bias happens when psychologists judge other cultures using their own culture as the standard. This distorts res
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Hard determinism says every human action has a prior cause, leaving no room for choice. Soft determinism accepts that ca
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Determinism is the view that forces outside our control cause our behaviour. Psychologists disagree about whether those
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Science tries to find causes — it asks what makes behaviour happen, not just what behaviour looks like. Psychology adopt
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
The nature-nurture debate asks whether genes or life experiences shape who we are. Psychologists disagree about how much
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
The interactionist approach argues that nature (genes) and nurture (environment) work together to shape behaviour. Neith
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Reductionism breaks behaviour down into its simplest parts. Holism argues you must study the whole person to fully under
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Reductionism means explaining complex behaviour using only one simple level of analysis. Biological reductionism uses br
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Psychologists either study individuals in depth to understand what makes them unique (idiographic), or study large group
Issues and debates in Psychology
Issues and debates in Psychology
Some psychological research produces findings that can harm or stigmatise entire social groups. Socially sensitive resea
Issues and debates in Psychology