Approaches part 3 Flashcards

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What are the things that you can compare on

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determinism
psychology as a science
nature and nurture
an overview

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is behaviourist determinist

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the consequences of a behaviour determine the likelihood of the behaviour recurring - rewards and punishment, they emphasise the importance of external forces in the environment in shaping our behaviour therefore it is deterministic

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is behaviourist nature or nurture

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nurture as it is a consequence of our interactions with the environment and the consequences of our behaviour within that environment

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is behaviourist committed to psychology as a science

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strongly committed

  • highly objective
  • focuses on responses that can accurately be measured
  • allows for a high degree of replication
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is social learning theory determinist

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relies on observations of others by using vicarious reinforcement and so learning is therefore a large product of our experience, but it is up to the individual to apply these tools

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is social learning theory nature or nurture

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primarily nurture - people learn through a result of observing others, however the capacity to learn from observation of others have some adaptive value so is likely to be innate therefore nature

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is social learning theory committed to psychology as a science

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relies of scientific method

  • reliable and can be replicated
  • allows cause and effect to be drawn to
  • carried out in artificial settings therefore lacks ecological validity
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is cognitive determinist

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no,our own thought processes determine our behaviour therefore the individual has some degree over their behaviour

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is cognitive nature or nurture

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both - thought processes may be a product of innate factors or our experiences this is nature but problems may arise when people develop irrational thoughts as a result of their experience - nurture

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is cognitive scientific

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to a degree

  • mostly can be easily tested
  • mental processes are largely unobservable
  • develop models of cognitive processing
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Is biological determinism

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yes - physiological such as hormones and neurochemical factors control our behaviour which are out of our control

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is biological nature or nurture

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primarily nature - CNS and endocrine system are product of innate factors so nature
experience may modify these systems - Maguire et al 2000 of London taxi drivers which found structural changes in there brain as having to learn London’s complex road layout

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is biological scientific

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positive
- influence of neurotransmitters can be investigated by administrating drugs which can change the levels of a particular neurotransmitter in the brain and then measuring any change in behaviour

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is psychodynamic determinist

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yes - some of our behaviours are caused by unconscious factors that are unknown to us therefore are beyond are conscious control - such as Freudian slips

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is psychodynamic nature or nurture

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both
- focuses on the nature side in the human being such as the unconscious forces like the demands of the id therefore nature, however we learn to cope with these as a result of upbringing therefore nurture

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is psychodynamic committed to the scientific method

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sometimes

  • mostly case studies such as little hans
  • some can be explained by scientifically
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is humanistic approach deterministic

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no - it is believed that humans have free will and therefore exercise choice in there behaviour rather than being at the mercy of outside forces

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is humanistic approach nature or nurture

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both nature and nurture

  • makes assumptions about human nature - are drive to self actualisation
  • self actualisation arises from our experiences and upbringing therefore nurture
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is humanistic approach scientific

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no
- argue that scientific methods are derived and suited for the natural sciences therefore cannot be applied to the complexity of human consciousness and experience