Individual v Situational

Question 1

Individual

Answer 1

Something about the person is used to explain the behaviour

Question 2

Situational

Answer 2

Something about the situation is used to explain the behaviour

Question 3

Strengths of both

Answer 3

• both individual and situational experiments are reductionist and so easier to find out which one is the most influential on behaviour by studying them separately

Question 4

Strengths of situational

Answer 4

• It is logical that our environment is a big factor on how we behave

Question 5

Weaknesses of both

Answer 5

• people are often unable to tell you whether their behaviour comes from their self or situation
• difficult to separate the two factors
• could lead to ethical problems when exposing participants to distressing situations