Psychology Debates Name 1 Debates Nature nurture Freewill

Psychology Debates Name________ 1

Debates • Nature / nurture • Freewill / determinism • Reductionism/holism • Individual/situational explanations • Usefulness of research • Ethical considerations • Conducting socially sensitive research • Psychology as a science • Ethnocentrism -------------------------- • Validity • Reliability • Sampling bias 2

Nature Definition Strengths Weaknesses 3

Nuture Definition Strengths Weaknesses 4

Nature Definition Strengths Weaknesses 5

Free will Strengths Weaknesses 6

Determinism Definition Strengths Weaknesses 7

Reductionism Definition Strengths Weaknesses 8

Holism Definition Strengths Weaknesses 9

Individual Definition Strengths Weaknesses 10

Situational Definition Strengths Weaknesses 11

Usefulness Definition Strengths Weaknesses 12

Ethics Definition Strengths Weaknesses 13

Socially sensitive Definition Strengths Weaknesses 14

Science Definition Strengths Weaknesses 15

Ethnocentrism Definition Strengths Weaknesses 16

1. Discuss strengths and weaknesses of…. . Essay questions 3. Discuss ethical considerations in ……. reserach Question 2. Discuss the extent to which ……. . position is - A) useful - B) reliable - C) valid - D) ethical - E) scientific - F) deterministic - G) situational / individual - H) socially sensitive Nature - I) ethnocentric - J) Nature /nurture Nurture - K) Reductionist Free will Determinism Reductionism Individual Situational Usefulness Socially sensitive Science Ethnocentrism 17

Compare one debate to another Practice this and tick it off as you go! Compare debates Follow this structure for each point: Ethnocentrism Science Socially sensitive Usefulness Situational Individual Reductionism Methods Data Ethnocentrism Ethics Validity Reliability Scientific Determinism Usefulness Individual/situational Nature/nurture Reductionism Socially sensitive Determinism - Free will Points of comparison could include: Nurture Point of comparison Evidence from debate 1 Evidence from debate 2 Elaborate Nature - Nature Nurture Free will Determinism Reductionism Individual Situational Usefulness Socially sensitive Science Ethnocentrism 18