PAPER THREE 16 MARK QUESTIONS
Issues and debates:
2020: 'Psychologists sometimes adopt a reductionist
approach to their investigations when they want their
research to be objective and empirical.' Discuss
reductionism in psychological research. Refer to the
statement above in your answer.
2019: Discuss the nature-nurture debate in psychology
2017: Dancho is a talented and famous musician. He was
taught to play the piano by his father who was a concert
pianist. From the age of four years Dancho attended a
specialist music school where he spent many hours each
day practising the piano. In a recent TV interview Dancho
said, 'My earliest memories are of notes and melodies, so
music is a part of me. To hear the applause in the concert
hall is what I live for. Even if I wanted to stop playing, I
could not.' Discuss two or more types of determinism.
Refer to the case of Dancho as part of your discussion.
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Issues and debates:
2020: 'Psychologists sometimes adopt a reductionist
approach to their investigations when they want their
research to be objective and empirical.' Discuss
reductionism in psychological research. Refer to the
statement above in your answer.
2019: Discuss the nature-nurture debate in psychology
2017: Dancho is a talented and famous musician. He was
taught to play the piano by his father who was a concert
pianist. From the age of four years Dancho attended a
specialist music school where he spent many hours each
day practising the piano. In a recent TV interview Dancho
said, 'My earliest memories are of notes and melodies, so
music is a part of me. To hear the applause in the concert
hall is what I live for. Even if I wanted to stop playing, I
could not.' Discuss two or more types of determinism.
Refer to the case of Dancho as part of your discussion.
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