Debates (tiny cards)

Question 1

RvsH - Reductionism

Answer 1

• Breaks complex things down into smaller parts
• Behaviour explained by 1 factor
• Testing 1 variable at a time; an IV
• Scientific

Question 2

RvsH - Holism Includes

Answer 2

• Looks at a list of complex factors to understand behaviour
• Sum of the Parts = the Whole
• Reduce Parts =/ the Whole

Question 3

RvsH - Biological Reductionism

Answer 3

Behaviour explained by genetic inheritance and biological activity

Question 4

RvsH - Environmental Reductionism

Answer 4

People, Culture, Role Models, Reinforcement

Question 5

RvsH - Holism +

Answer 5

• More Generalisable
• Higher Ecological Validity

Question 6

RvsH - Holism -

Answer 6

• Role of Culture, Environment, & Context in Shaping Behaviour
• Multiple Factors

Question 7

RvsH - Reductionism +

Answer 7

• Breaking things up can make them understandable
• Other sciences do it, so Psychology wants to do it too

Question 8

RvsH - Reductionism -

Answer 8

• Too simplistic or limited
• May ignore important factors
• Low Ecological Validity
• Low Generalisability

Question 9

RvsH - Blakemore & Cooper

Answer 9

• Environmental Reductionism, all boiled down to - or | stripes

Question 10

RvsH - Lee

Answer 10

• Environmental Reductionism, lied or not depending on Culture
• Holism, some didn’t lie

Question 11

RvsH - Milgram

Answer 11

• Social Reductionism - Situational Factors; scientist w/ lab coat, prestigious Uni

Question 12

Individual vs Situational

Answer 12

Unique Individual character VS Factors Affecting you

Question 13

IvsS - Individual

Answer 13

Behaviour is due to a Unique characteristic in you
- Biology
- Upbringing
- Personality
> Internal Locus of Control (ID^)
> Authoritarian Personality (Follow Orders)
- NeuroDiversity

Question 14

IvsS - Situational

Question 15

IvsS - Casey

Answer 15

Individual
- Biology Argument

Question 16

IvsS - Situational Factors

Answer 16

• Closed Environment
• Legitimate Authority (Professional)
• Buffer (between consequences)
• Peer Pressure
• Diffusion of Responsibility
• No relation/attachment Learner
• Gradual Increase in Task
• No Allies to Help Encourage Disobedience
• Demand Characteristics
• Money Incentive

Question 17

Sperry - Individual

Answer 17

Natural reaction due to Biology

Question 18

Sperry - Situational

Answer 18

Ppl would have turned their head so both sides could see information, unlike the experiment

Question 19

S&C - Individual

Answer 19

Some ppl Noticed Gorilla; more observant

Question 20

S&C - Situational

Answer 20

Distracted with other task, so less likely too see unexpected event

Question 21

Maguire - Individual

Answer 21

Biology dependant

Question 22

Maguire - Situational

Answer 22

• Would focus more in test conditions
• Demand Characteristics

Question 23

Lee - Individual

Answer 23

Depended on Culture

Question 24

Lee - Situational

Answer 24

Less inclined to lie in the presence of an adult (Legitimate Authority)

Question 25

Individual - Strengths

Question 26

Individual - Weaknesses

Question 27

Situational - Strengths

Question 28

Situational - Weaknesses