Issues and Debates Definitions Flashcards
What is the definition of Alpha Bias
When differences between males and females are maximised
What is the definition of Andocentrism
A bias towards male-centred view. When behaviour is judged to be normal when compared against a male standard
What is the definition of Beta Bias
When differences between males and females are minimised
What is the definition of Biological Determinism
The idea that all human behaviour stems from your genetic code
What is the definition of Biological reductionism
The idea that behaviour can be reduced to simple physical components such as nerves and ions
What is the definition of Cultural Relativism
To view a person’s culture from the perspective of someone within that culture rather than your own
What is the definition of Determinism
The idea that things are predetermined and everything has a cause
What is the definition of Environmental Determinism
The idea that all human behaviour is a direct result of the environment and outside forces
What is the definition of Environmental Reductionism
The idea that behaviour can be reduced to simple response stimuli
What is the definition of Ethnocentrism
A bias towards your own culture, and judging other cultures by that subjective standard
What is the definition of Hard Determinism
The idea that free will is non-existent all choices and behaviour arise due to pre-existent causes
What is the definition of Holism
A type of learning approach that suggests that to understand human behaviour we must look at the human as a whole
What is the definition of Idiographic Approach
A type of learning approach that suggest we should focus on the unique experiences of an individual to understand human behaviour
What is the definition of Interactionist Approach
The idea that all human behaviour has multiple causes that stem from the simplest causes (genes) all the way to complex causes (social and cultural systems)
What is the definition of Nomothetic Approach
A type of learning approach that suggests we should establish general laws of behaviour that can be applied to all people to understand human behaviour
What is the definition of psychic determinism
The idea that all human behaviour is a result of unconscious mental processes
What is the definition of reductionism
A type of learning approach that suggest that to understand human behaviour we must reduce it to it’s simplest parts
What is the definition of Social Sensitivity
The possibility for studies to have results that could negatively impact some groups of people
What is the definition of Soft Determinism
The idea that although the choices we pick from are limited and predetermined, humans still have the free will to pick within these predetermined choices
What is the definition of nature
The innate, internal factors
What is the definition of nurture
External factors, environment and experiences
What is the definition of a Nativists
A person who believes behaviour is innate
What is the definition of Empiricists
A person who believes that behaviour is influenced by external influences
What is the diathesis-stress model
How psychological disorders might be related to both nature and nurture and how those two components might interact with one another
