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Debates Flashcards

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RvsH - Reductionism

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

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

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Behaviour explained by genetic inheritance and biological activity

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RvsH - Environmental Reductionism

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People, Culture, Role Models, Reinforcement

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RvsH - Holism +

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  • More Generalisable
  • Higher Ecological Validity
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RvsH - Holism -

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  • Role of Culture, Environment, & Context in Shaping Behaviour
  • Multiple Factors
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RvsH - Reductionism +

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

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  • Too simplistic or limited
  • May ignore important factors
  • Low Ecological Validity
  • Low Generalisability
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RvsH - Blakemore & Cooper

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

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

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

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Unique Individual character VS Factors Affecting you

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IvsS - Individual

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

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IvsS - Situational

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IvsS - Casey

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Individual
- Biology Argument

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IvsS - Situational Factors

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  • 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
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Sperry - Individual

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Natural reaction due to Biology

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Sperry - Situational

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

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S&C - Individual

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Some ppl Noticed Gorilla; more observant

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S&C - Situational

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

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Maguire - Individual

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Biology dependant

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Maguire - Situational

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  • Would focus more in test conditions
  • Demand Characteristics
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Lee - Individual

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Depended on Culture

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Lee - Situational

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

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Individual - Strengths

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Individual - Weaknesses

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Situational - Strengths

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Situational - Weaknesses

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