Psychology issues and debates Flashcards
1
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What is alpha bias?
A
the exaggeration of gender differences
2
Q
What is beta bias?
A
The minimisation of gender differences
3
Q
What does androcentric mean?
A
Focused mainly on men
4
Q
What is ethnocentrism?
A
When researchers take their own cultural behaviour as normal
5
Q
What is determinism?
A
The idea that behaviours are a result of internal and/ or external forced which we have no control
6
Q
What is Holism?
A
Looking at the whole aspect
7
Q
What is the idiographic approach?
A
Using qualitative techniques to study the individual in depth
8
Q
What is the nomothetic approach?
A
Using quantitative techniques to study a population
