issues and debates

Question 1

androcentrism

Answer 1

male dominated

Question 2

alpha bias

Answer 2

overestimates differences between sexes

Question 3

beta bias

Answer 3

underestimates differences between sexes

Question 4

ethnocentrism

Answer 4

placing own ethnicity in the centre - applying results to other cultures that may not be applicable

imposed etic - imposing own cultural understanding upon other people from different cultures

Question 5

cultural relativism

Answer 5

acknowledging diff cultures may have differences
eg aggression in african tribe

Question 6

environmental determinism

what kind of determinism is this linked to

Answer 6

based on env you’re in eg SLT

• linked to soft determinism

Question 7

what is soft determinism

Answer 7

all behaviour has a cause however there is some flexibility
(eg scientific causes however also have freedoms to make choices)

Question 8

biological determinism
linked to?

Answer 8

eg genetics
(serotonin and dopamine = ocd or aggression)

hard determinism

Question 9

psychic determinism
linked to?

Answer 9

stage theories eg psychosexual stages or attachment styles
- cannot move onto next stage unless met first one

• hard determinism

Question 9

what is hard determinism

Answer 9

cannot change it

Question 10

Nature vs nurture - diathesis stress model

Answer 10

Genetic vulnerability / predisposition which the environment triggers = shown as a change in their behaviour for example

Question 11

Holistic and reductionism