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psych debates
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| individual | behaviour results from personality and factors internal to the individual |
| situational | behaviour is a response to the situation a person finds themselves in and is therefore a product of external factors eg. environment |
| individual/ situational strength | both have useful applications when trying to reduce negative behaviours and improve quality of life |
| individual/ situational weakness | very simplistic when it comes to explaining the complexity of actions seen in every day human behaviour and when assessing an individual's environment, characteristics and relationships |
| psychology as a science - yes | does attempt to control variables and research is replicated in the same way to establish consistent patterns in behaviour |
| psychology as a science - no | many extraenous variables cannot be fully controlled. Therefore, cannot measure full cause and effect |
| ethical considerations | whether decisions should prioritise strict moral principles or allow flexibility when greater benefits are at stake. |
| strict ethical considerations | actions must always align with established ethical principles |
| strict ethical considerations strength | protects individuals and society from harm and exploitation |
| strict ethical considerations weakness | may hinder innovatoins and dely solutions |
| pragamatic flexibility | ethical rules can be bent if the potential benefits outweigh the risk |
| pragamatic flexibility strength | enables rapid progress and problem solving |
| nature | explains human behaviour in terms of genes, hormones etc (born this way) |
| nuture | human behaviour is learnt and from our environment |
| nature strength | behaviour is biologically triggered so individuals are not to blame (not within control) - non judgemental approach |
| nature weakness | behaviour is biologically driven so individuals are not responsible for their actions |
| nuture strength | behaviours learnt from environment, they can be unlearn. an optimistic approach |
| nuture weakness | ignores all biological factors such as geentics, brain problems and chemical imbalances |
| socially sensitive research | studies in which there are potential consequences or implications (such as psychological harm) for the people in theresearch or for the group of individuals represented |
| socially sensitive research strength | used positively to challenge discrimination against groups of people |
| socially sensitive research weakness | ethical issues may be raised |
| usefulnesss | the extent to which we regard psychological research useful. Is it moral? Does it have practical benefits? Does it give new insights into behaviour? |
| high usefulness | gives us insights into new behaviour |
| low usefulness | research lacks ecological validity and therefore use in the world |
| determinism | human behaviour beyond the control of the individual. people have no control over actions |
| free will | people have the freedom to chose how they behave |
| deteriminism strength | scientific as it assumes behaviour as a result of cause and effect. it is therefore easier to investigate scientifically |
| determinism weakness | suggests we cannot change behaviour and have no free will |
| free will strength | not socially sensitive as people feel like they have control over their actions |
| free will weakness | impossible to scientifically the test the concept of free will |
| reductionist | explanations break down behaviours into one explanation |
| holistic | explanations state you cannot understand behaviour without looking at the whole picture (multiple explanations) |
| reductionisim strength | scientific as it produces explanations that are easy to test |
| reductionisim weakness | can over simplify behaviour, it becomes difficult ot establish which is most influential and which to use |
| holism strength | provide a more complete understanding of behaviour |
| holism weakness | can make it difficult to establish which cause is most influential and which one to use |
| pragamtic flexibility weakness | risks harm and loss of human trust |
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