Areas And Debates - Baron Cohen Flashcards
1
Q
Psychology as a science
A
Yes
Study was replicable and objective
No
Scoring answers on strange stories task may lack objectivity
2
Q
Conducting socially sensitive research
A
Sensitive as investigating what they can’t do
Baron Cohen tried to put findings into positive use
3
Q
Link to area
A
Investigating a way in which people differ - autism
4
Q
Link to key theme
A
Suggests adults with autism experience impairments when it comes to theory of mind (inferring what another person is thinking or feeling)
5
Q
Changes of diversity
A
Adds understanding of individual, tells us abut autistic children
One in uk one in Austria so world wide thing
6
Q
Reductionism holism
A
Reductionism
Focuses on understanding a disorder by isolating one variable (theory of mind) in an experiment
