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Question 1

Define the 3 types of gender bias

Answer 1

Androcentric- male domination, male pov
Alpha bias- exaggerates differences between genders
Beta- underplays differences between genders

Question 2

Give example from the course of androcetrism

Answer 2

Women have penis envy according to droid because men are superior

Question 3

Give example from the course of alpha bias

Answer 3

Biological approach focuses on large hormonal differences and twice as many women diagnosed with depression than men

Question 4

Define ethnocentrism and give an example from the course

Answer 4

using your own cultural framework as reference point for judging other groups - ainsworths strange situation

Question 5

Define cultural relativism

Answer 5

Everything must be studied in its own cultural context

Question 6

What are the 3 types of determinism?

Answer 6

Biological- inherited genetic hormonal
Environmental- learnt behaviour
Psychic- unconcious desires

Question 7

What is a strength of free will

Answer 7

Whole of court system relies on the principle that humans are free to do wrong or right
Therefore establishes law and order

Question 8

What is the nature nurture debate?

Answer 8

whether human behaviour is because of the environment, or because of our genes.

Question 9

How is epigenetics linked to the nature nurture debate.?

Answer 9

Epigenetics shows behaviour is because of both genes and environment; our genes can change based on our environment.

Question 10

What is holism

Answer 10

Focusing on the whole rather than the sum of parts

Question 11

What is reductionism

Answer 11

Simplifying explanations/Explaining behaviour in a simple way in terms of basic units

Question 12

What is the idiographic nomothetic approach (2)

Answer 12

Idiographic studies individuals so cant create general laws

Nomothetic studies groups and creates general laws

Question 13

Whats an example of an idiographic psychological approach?

Answer 13

freud

Question 14

Whats an example of a nomothetic psychological approach?

Answer 14

behaviourism

Question 15

What four things should researchers consider in order to avoid producing socially sensitive research?

Answer 15

research question- could be damaging for certain groups
methodology- confidentiality anonymity
institutional context- how is data going to be used
interpretation of the data- how could data be used in real world

Question 16

What do psychologists mean by ‘levels of explanation”?

Answer 16

explanations vary from those at a lower

or fundamental level focusing on basic components or units to those at a higher more holistic level.

Question 17

How could a psychologist eliminate beta bias?

Answer 17

Possible suggestions:
• including participants of both sexes in their research
• making it clear in reporting that any conclusion relates only to the gender of the sample.