Debates within Psychology
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- Debates within Psychology.
- Nurture VS Nature.
- Nature - See's genetics, biological facts as explanations for thinking and behaviours.
- Nurture - Sees behaviour as learnt or gained from experiences.
- Interactionist - accepts both nurture and nature are the reason for our behavior.
- Free will VS Determinism
- Free will - human beings are totally free to act as they choose and are responsible for the outcome of their actions.
- Determinism - Suggest we lack control of our behaviour and are controlled by our gene and past experiences.
- Reductionism VS Holism
- Reductionism - Attempts to break down behaviour into single factors, such as individual gene.
- Holism - Sees behaviour as too complex to reduce down to one single factor.
- Individual VS Situational explanations
- Individual - looks at person as the cause of behaviour, like their personalities/disposition.
- Situational - draws on circumstance around individuals, for example, their group membership or environmental context.
- Usefulness VS Research
- Useful - research that adds to our knowledge and can be applied to real life situations.
- Limited usefulness - research may lack credibility or be difficult to apple outside of the research setting.
- Nurture VS Nature.
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