Debates And Other

Question 1

What are the debates in psychology?

Answer 1

• Nature vs Nurture
(What influences our behaviour? Our genetics or our upbringing?)

• Free Will vs Determinism
(The amount of control we have over our behaviour)

• Individual vs Situational
(Is behaviour due to the individual or effected by the situation they are in?)

• Psychology as a science
(What makes psychology scientific?)

• Reductionist vs Holidm
(Are we taking into account all aspects of a person and situation or are me reducing their behaviour down to a single individual element?)

• Ethics
( i) theoretical insights, ii) practical applications)

• Socially Sensitive
(Is the research going to have any negative impacts on society?)