Psychology Defintions Research Methods/Debates etc 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesASOCR Created by: Aoise HaranCreated on: 23-01-17 09:05 What does the nature part of the Nature/Nurture debate argue about behaviour? See's genetic & biological factors as explanation for behaviour 1 of 26 What does the nurture part of the Nature/Nurture debate argue about behaviour? See's behaviour as learned or acquired through experiences in environment 2 of 26 Freewill/Determinism: What does freewill argue? Humans are free to act as they chose & take responsibility for outcome of behaviour 3 of 26 Freewill/Determinism: What does determinism argue? We lack control of our behaviour & are controlled by genes and past experiences 4 of 26 Reductionism/Holism: What does reductionism argue? Attempts to break down behaviour into single parts such as individual genes or hormones to be reason for behaviour 5 of 26 Reductionism/Holism: What does holism argue? Human behaviour is too complex to be reduced to single explanations 6 of 26 Individual/Situational: What does individual argue? Look to person as cause of behaviour, specifically their personalities 7 of 26 Individual/Situational: What does situational argue? Draws on circumstances of individuals e.g. group membership or environmental context 8 of 26 What does it mean when research is useful? Research that adds to knowledge & can be applied to real world situations 9 of 26 What does it mean when research has limited usefullness? Research lacks credibility or can't be applied to real world 10 of 26 Ethical considerations: What does respect entail? Valuing the dignity & worth of all individuals 11 of 26 Ethical considerations: What does informed consent entail? Having enough knowledge about a study to know whether you want to participate in it 12 of 26 Ethical considerations: What does right to withdraw mean? Participant should be aware they can remove themselves from experiment at any time 13 of 26 Ethical considerations: What does confidentiality mean? Participants information & results should be kept private 14 of 26 Ethical considerations: What does protection of participants entail? Participants shouldn't be put at risk of any dangers physical or psychological 15 of 26 Ethical considerations: What does debriefing entail? Full aims of study given to participants after participation 16 of 26 Ethical considerations: What does deception mean? Participants shouldn't be deliberately misinformed about the study 17 of 26 Psychology as a science cards Psychology as a science cards 18 of 26 What is falsification? When something is not the case i.e. a hypothesis is false 19 of 26 What is replicability? Being able to repeat an experiment in extactly the same way 20 of 26 What is objectivity? An unbiased external perspective not influenced by a personal viewpoint 21 of 26 What is induction? A scientific method using observations to generate testable hypotheses 22 of 26 What is deduction? A scientific method that develops hypotheses from theories 23 of 26 What is the manipulation of variables? When the IV and Dv are manipulated for the experiment 24 of 26 What is the control of variables? Controlling variables means extraneous variables can't be responsible for changes in the DV 25 of 26 What is standardisation? Use of a set of procedures for conducting the study and collecting data across different conditions 26 of 26
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