Stenths And Weaknesses Flashcards
Give the strengths of the debate nature
- produces scientific and objective data
- practical applications eg medication
Give the strengths of the debate nurture
- more holistic, takes into account several factors
- more optimistic, suggesting that we can change behaviour
Give the strengths of the debate determinism
- scientific, tries to establish cause and effect
- practical applications based on scientific cause
- less socially sensitive, no blame for negative behaviours so can remove guilt
Give the strengths of the debate free will
- people must take responsibility for their own actions
- less socially sensitive, implications for treatment and our capacity to change
Give the strengths of the debate Reductionism
- precise cause and effect therefore allows practical applications to be drawn
- scientific, isolated components are easier to study
Give the strengths of the debate holism
- valid, more complex explanation
- theoretical usefulness, provides a more insightful approach to treatment
Give the strengths of the individual debate
- practical applications
- explains the differences in human behaviour
Give the strengths of the situational debate
- practical applications, easier to change the situation rather than the person
- holistic, often involves a higher level of explanation
Give the strengths of socially sensitive research
- Useful information gained leading to practical applications
- cost benefit
- able to shape law and protect minorities
Give the strengths of psychology as a science
- precise cause and effect can be established leading to practical application
- reliable as we can check consistency of research
Give the weaknesses of the nature debate
- reductionist
- low ecological validity most investigations are lab based
- unethical, labelling and eugenics
Give the weaknesses of the nurture debate
- reductionist
- unethical, labelling and self fulfilling prophecy
Give the weaknesses of the free will debate
- ethnocentric
- less ethical, behaviour is ours alone
Give the weaknesses of the detrminism debate
- reductionist
- ethical issues, applications attempt to control behaviour
Give the weaknesses of the individual debate
- unethical, blames the individual
- incomplete explanation, personality traits don’t always lead to the same behaviour
Give the weaknesses of the situational debate
- socially sensitive, people don’t take responsibility for their own actions but blame the situation
- demand characteristic, situation gives us cues on how to behave
Give the weaknesses of the reductionism debate
- ignores other valid explanation because takes a narrow approach
- components may be difficult to issolate and manipulate
Give the weaknesses of the holism debate
- too complex to create practical applications that target all issues identified
- unscientific, we cannot find one casual variable
Give the weaknesses of the socially sensitive research issue
- ethnocentric
- ethical considerations
- issues with validity
Give the weaknesses of psychology as a science
- reductionist, over simplifies human behaviour
- scientific methods lead to low ecological validity
