Found genders to be more similar in natural studies. Displays a bias in research methods, gender differences may just be down to methods used.
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Cornwell
Found women to be more attentive and therefore better at learning. Supporting reverse alpha bias - develop theories showing gender differences but still emphasise value of women.
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Hare-Mustin + Marecek
Arguing for equality draws attention away from women's special needs. Displays positives of avoiding beta bias.
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Hill et al
Found certain genes are found in more intelligent people. Example of Biological Determinism.
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Libet et al
Activity in motor areas of brain before conscious of decision to move finger. Opposing free will through biology.
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Soon et al
Activity in prefrontal cortex up to 10 seconds before acting. Suggested decisions are acting out predetermined actions, opposing free will.
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Heather
Biology & learning makes behaviour predictable not inevitable. Can choose freely from a range limited by determinism. Supporting soft determinism, a mixture of both.
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James
Physical behaviour is determined but mental behaviour is free will. Opposing an all or nothing deterministic approach.
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Maguire
Found higher brain plasticity in London cab drivers. Suggests nurture affecting nature as their environment has changed their biological makeup.
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Blakemore + Cooper
Perception: kittens only shown vertical lines in early development, could never recognise horizontals again. E.g. of nurture affecting nature.
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Gestalt
Explanations for what we see only make sense through consideration of the whole, rather than individual elements. Part of holism.
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Allport
Suggested you can only predict behaviour by knowing a person as a person. Suggesting idiographic is better as refocuses psychology on individual.
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Smith & Bond
66% of social studies American, 32% European and 2% rest of world. Displaying a cultural bias in research methods in psychology.
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Card 2
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Found women to be more attentive and therefore better at learning. Supporting reverse alpha bias - develop theories showing gender differences but still emphasise value of women.
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Cornwell
Card 3
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Arguing for equality draws attention away from women's special needs. Displays positives of avoiding beta bias.
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Card 4
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Found certain genes are found in more intelligent people. Example of Biological Determinism.
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Card 5
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Activity in motor areas of brain before conscious of decision to move finger. Opposing free will through biology.
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