key terms

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iqra

Cards (22)

define alpha bias?
exaggerating differences between genders
define beta bias?
ignoring genuine differences between genders
define androcentrism?
only viewing things from male perspective
define ethnocentrism?
only viewing things from your own cultural perspective
define cultural relativism?
learning to understand a culture before making a judgement
define universality?
being able to generalise a theory across cultures & genders
what is socially sensitive research?
any research that has wider ethical implications outside of the research context
define nature?
explaining behaviour in terms of innate factors
define nuture?
explaining behaviour in terms of environmental factors
what is the interactionist approach?
explaining behaviour using both nature & nurture perspectives
what is hard determinism?
an explanation that suggests there is no room for free will
what is soft determinsm?
an explanation that suggests there is some room for free will but behaviour is largely pre determined
what is free will?
an explanation that suggests we can choose our own destiny
what is biological determinism?
an explanation that suggests our behaviour is controlled by biological processes
what is environmental determinism?
an explanation that suggests our behaviour is determined by our environmental exposure
what is psychic determinism?
an explanation that suggests our behaviour is driven by our childhood experiences & unconscious drives
what is biological reductionism?
an explanation that reduces behaviour down to the role of biological processes
what is environmental reductionism?
an explanation that reduces our behaviour down to role of our environmental exposures
define holism?
looking at mind & behaviour as a whole
what are levels of explanations?
the extent to which a thoery is holistic/reductionist
what is idiographic approach?
studying individuals without a focus on forming general laws
what is nomothetic approach?
studying large groups of people with aim of forming general laws