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Androcentrism…

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‘male bias’ - men’s behaviour is the standard against which women’s behaviour is compared

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Alpha bias…

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The attempt to exaggerate the differences between genders

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Beta bias…

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The attempt to downplay the differences between the genders

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Ethnocentrism…

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The assumption that one ethnic group is superior to another or all others and that the behaviour in that group is the ‘norm’

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Cultural relativism…

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The belief that it is essential to consider the cultural context when examining behaviour in that culture. There is no global right or wrong, it varies across cultures

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Nativism…

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The nature side of the debate

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Empiricism…

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The nurture side of the debate

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Heredity…

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The term for something being inherited

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Holism…

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The argument that behaviour should be viewed as a whole

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Reductionism…

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An explanation is reductionist when a single explanation or cause is suggested

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Idiographic…

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When an explanation considers the individual and argues that generalising from person to person is difficult because of their uniqueness

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Nomothetic…

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The idea that people can be regarded as groups and theories/explanations are therefore generalisable

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Universality…

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Means that research is assumed to apply equally to both genders

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Free will…

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The ability to behave in the way we choose

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Determinism…

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The idea that we have no control or choice on our own course of action

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Hard determinism…

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The view that human behaviour is determined by external forces of which we have no control

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Soft determinism…

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The idea that behaviour is determined, by we also have the opportunity to exercise free will if need be. Determinism exists, but there is the ability to choose in some circumstances

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Biological determinism…

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Any form of biological influence on the body: genetics, brain physiology and biochemistry

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Environmental determinism…

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The idea that our behaviour is determined by environmental influences: people, experiences etc

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Psychic determinism…

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The unconscious is responsible for our behaviour, and as we can’t access our unconscious, we have no control over our behaviour

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Nature debate…

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The human soul, when born, is already equipped with an understanding of certain key concepts such as time

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Nurture debate…

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Born as a ‘tabula rasa’, and that all of our behaviour is learnt through our experiences

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The Interactionist approach…

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Argues that in reality, both genetics and environment play a part on our behaviour

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Social sensitivity…

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Any psychological research that has wider ethical implications that impact outside of the research context. The research might affect people or groups in society.

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