individual situational Flashcards
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situational
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the way a person behaves is dependent on the circumstances they’re in and/or the people they’re with. they will alter their actions to fit within the relevant situation
2
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individual
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the way a person behaves is according to their natural personality - no matter the situation
3
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how was milgram’s study situational?
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- the study was done in a prestigious university (yale
- authority figure in a lab coat
- shocks were said to not cause harm
4
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strengths of the individual debate
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- supported by evidence of individual differences between people
- could be useful
- means people can be held account for how they behave
5
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weaknesses of the individual debate
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- makes it difficult to predict how people will behave in a given situation
- it makes generalisations difficult
6
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strengths of the situational debate
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- supported by evidence of people being influenced by situations in the same way
- useful - suggests we can change behaviour by altering the situations that create it
7
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weaknesses of the situational debate
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-could be used as an excuse to explain away bad behaviours
- it underplays individual differences in response
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