Flashcards in Issues and debates Deck (22)
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what are practical issues
issues with practicals within a certain area of psychology
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what are examples of practical issues
issues with replicability and reliability
animals and generalisability
generalisability
ecological and internal validity
animals can be more easily manipulated ( generations can be observed)
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what is psychology over time
how an area of psychology has developed over time
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what is nature
biology impacts behaviour
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what is nurture
environment impacts behaviour
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what is the interactionist approach
when both nature and nurture combine to make a theory eg genetics and diathesis stress model
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why is nature nurture important
if we understand causes then we can establish startegies for modifying behaviour
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what is reductionism
looking at something in its most simplistic outlook
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what is holism
looking at something as a whole rather then most simple outlook
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parisomy
idea that complex principles should be explained by its simplest underlying principles
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what makes something more scientific
more control
lab experiments
objectivity
empirical
validity
overacrhing paradigm
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what are the ethical principles
consent
debrief
confidentiality
deception
withdrawl
pfh
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what regulates animal research
home office
scientific procedures act 1986
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what regulates research on people
BPS code of ethics
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what are the guidelines on animals
reduction in animal use
accomodation must be suitable
benefits outweigh cost
endangered species not used unless justified
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what is formal social control
from officals eg government and police
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what is infromal social control
society controlling behaviour
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what is socially sensitive research
ethical implications which go beyond the research impacts groups in society
negative attention from media or public
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what is ethnocentrism
only applies to one culture
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eurocentric
western cultures
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alpha bias
exaggerates difference
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