Compare social area and developmental area

Question 1

What is the assumption of the social area?

Answer 1

Assumes behaviour is influenced by the environment and the people around us e.g. authority figures

Question 2

What is the assumption of the developmental area?

Answer 2

Assumes development is influenced by internal and external influences e.g. role models

Question 3

What are 2 strengths of the social area?

Answer 3

1) Improves understanding of human behaviour

2) Research can help explain real world events

Question 4

What are 2 weaknesses of the social area?

Answer 4

1) May not be true all the time (social situations can change over time)
2) Difficult to stay within ethical guidelines

Question 5

What are 2 strengths of the developmental area?

Answer 5

1) Many useful applications to child care and education etc

2) Attempts to answer the nature/nurture debate

Question 6

What are 2 weaknesses of the developmental area?

Answer 6

1) Research with children may raise ethical issues

2) Samples are often small and unrepresentative

Question 7

1 similarity

Answer 7

Both not very ethical

Question 8

1 difference

Answer 8

D-reductionist

S- holistic