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
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