ISSUES AND DEBATES 0.0 / 5 ? Psychologyissues and debatesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: beccahamblinCreated on: 18-04-18 14:25 What does the nature debate argue? Genetics are the primary cause of behaviour 1 of 11 What does the nurture debate argue? A person's environment is the primary cause of behaviour 2 of 11 What are various levels of the environment? 1. Pre-natal 2. Post-natal 3. Wider culture/ historical context 3 of 11 What is the debate about? The RELATIVE IMPORTANCE of heredity and environment in determining behaviour 4 of 11 What experiment allows researchers to search for casual laws for behaviour? Lab as it minimised the chance of extraneous variables 5 of 11 Name 2 types of reductionism Biological and environmental (stimulus response) 6 of 11 Reductionist approach is parsimonious, what does this mean? It means using the simplest explanation that fits the evidence 7 of 11 Give an example of a nomothetic approach Biological 8 of 11 What is cultural relativism? The belief that it is essential to examine the cultural context when examining behaviour in a culture 9 of 11 Strange situation suffers from? Imposed etic 10 of 11 Give evidence for beta bias Fight or flight and MAOA gene 11 of 11
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