what is free will
belief humans are free to chose their own actions and thoughts and that we are the masters of our own destiny
what is determinism
that our behaviour is influenced by internal and external factors so can’t chose how we act
what is hard determinism
forces outside our body shapes out behaviour
what is soft determinism
out behaviour is detmined byt there is some room for change as there is belief we have a conscious
- so have mental control over some of the forces placed upon us
what is psychic determinism
that out behaviour is influenced by biological drives and instincts
- influences by unconscious conflicts repressed in childhood
what is the principle of science
that everything has a cause and effect
- manipulate the IV so can measure its effect on the Dv to establish the cause and effect
is it difficult to sepeate nature vs nuture
yes as they are closley linked and influence one anohter
what did lerner suggest
environment is too vague
there is 2 levels of environment
what are the 2 levels of the environment
prenatal
postnatal
what did Rene descarts suggest
human characteristics and some parts of our knowledge is innate as a result of hereditarty
what is the inerationist approach for nature vs nuture
how they influence and interfer with each other
what is a biological vunlerability influenced by
a genetic predisoposition
- only expressed if mixed with correct stressor
what is epigentics
a chnage in genetics due to the environmental influence on DNA
- lifestyle influences leave epigentics marks on DNA which can effect the gene code of an offspring
what is the holism and reductionist debate
the level which should be used to explain behvaiour
what is holism
only understand behaviour if look at a person as a whole
- breaking down into smaller comonets is useless
- whole is greater then sum of parts
what is reductionism
behaviour is best explained and understood if borken down into parts
- a scientific approach of all should be explained in basic and simplist priciples
what is environmental reductionism
obsevable and measureable chracterisitcs we can see
only looking at the outisde so physical behaviour
what are the levels of psychology
different ways to look at the same phenenon in psychologiy
- level of holisitic and reductionist
what are the 3 levels of psychology
societal and cultural explanation
psychological explanation
bioloigical explanation
what is the idiographic appraoch
studying indiivudals as unique beings
- each individual as their own unique beliefs, values and experiences
- isnt genralised
what is the aim of the idiographic approach
describe the richness of human experience and gain insight
what is the method of the idiographic approach
case studies
self report
- qualative data
what is the nomothetic approach
universal laws and principles provide a benchmark against which people can be measured, classified, compared
- so can make predicitions
what is the aim of the nomothetic approach
discover how ppl are simialr
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psychopathology152
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memory39
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bio29
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