Free will Self determined choices Maslow's congruence
Moral responsibility We know we’re accountable so need to do good The legal system
Scientific determinism Everything has a cause and effect (IV vs DV) Experimental psychology
Environmental Born tabula rasa but influenced Operant conditioning
determinism
Psychic determinism Childhood conflicts and unconscious instincts Psychosexual development stages
Biological determinism Due to internal bodily factors Genes
interactionism Behaviour is both Free will is affected by environment
holism Understanding things as a whole Maslow's congruence
Biological reductionism Affected by bodily activity Darwin's genetic predisposition of partners
Environmental Affected by our surroundings Operant conditioning
reductionism
Levels of explanations Molecular, cellular, body parts, individuals and Stanford prison only applies to groups
(rose) groups
Experimental reductionism Everything has a cause and effect (IV vs DV) Logies dual task memory
Interactionism Understanding mental illness is both Abnormal behaviour is explained best holistically
but treated best by reductionism
Idiographic In depth studies of unique individuals Biological approach
nomothetic Studying large groups to find general laws Maslow's congruence
interactionism Both are important in research Nomo tells us 1% have schizo but idio allows us to
treat them
nature Our innate urges genetics
nurture Influenced by our surroundings Operant conditioning
Interactionism Cannot be separated Pku is a genetic disease that's treated with diet
Gender bias Exaggerating or minimising the importance of Asch’s conformity study used 123 men but applied
gender in a psychological theory to everyone
Alpha bias Unfair exaggeration of the differences Freuds says women are inferior due to penis envy
Beta bias Unfair minimisation of differences Not everyone does fight or flight, different
hormones so women do tend and befriend
androcentrism Unfairly favouring men Asch's conformity study
Universality Theories apply to everyone, including their Evolutionary studies know men and women have
differences different (not better) partner preferences
Cultural bias Unfairly applying an explanation to a culture that Western IQ tests find western countries the most
it wasn't developed in intelligent
Moral responsibility We know we’re accountable so need to do good The legal system
Scientific determinism Everything has a cause and effect (IV vs DV) Experimental psychology
Environmental Born tabula rasa but influenced Operant conditioning
determinism
Psychic determinism Childhood conflicts and unconscious instincts Psychosexual development stages
Biological determinism Due to internal bodily factors Genes
interactionism Behaviour is both Free will is affected by environment
holism Understanding things as a whole Maslow's congruence
Biological reductionism Affected by bodily activity Darwin's genetic predisposition of partners
Environmental Affected by our surroundings Operant conditioning
reductionism
Levels of explanations Molecular, cellular, body parts, individuals and Stanford prison only applies to groups
(rose) groups
Experimental reductionism Everything has a cause and effect (IV vs DV) Logies dual task memory
Interactionism Understanding mental illness is both Abnormal behaviour is explained best holistically
but treated best by reductionism
Idiographic In depth studies of unique individuals Biological approach
nomothetic Studying large groups to find general laws Maslow's congruence
interactionism Both are important in research Nomo tells us 1% have schizo but idio allows us to
treat them
nature Our innate urges genetics
nurture Influenced by our surroundings Operant conditioning
Interactionism Cannot be separated Pku is a genetic disease that's treated with diet
Gender bias Exaggerating or minimising the importance of Asch’s conformity study used 123 men but applied
gender in a psychological theory to everyone
Alpha bias Unfair exaggeration of the differences Freuds says women are inferior due to penis envy
Beta bias Unfair minimisation of differences Not everyone does fight or flight, different
hormones so women do tend and befriend
androcentrism Unfairly favouring men Asch's conformity study
Universality Theories apply to everyone, including their Evolutionary studies know men and women have
differences different (not better) partner preferences
Cultural bias Unfairly applying an explanation to a culture that Western IQ tests find western countries the most
it wasn't developed in intelligent
