debates

• nature debate assumed characteristics are genetically determined
• nurture debate assumes characteristics are developed based on the environment
• bandura et al is an example of nature v. nurture - if it is nature there is a medical solution, if it is nurture there is behaviour training
• free will assumes that we can make our own choices and determine our own behaviour
• determination assumes that every event is caused by a chain of prior occurrences
• milgram is an example of free will, because participants chose to stop
• bandura et al is an example of determination as the children imitated adults and wouldn’t have acted otherwise
• reductionism assumes that complex ideas can be turned into simpler ideas
• holism assumes reality is made up of unified wholes and therefore is greater than the simple sum of parts
• casey et al is an example of reductionism as it only looks at one part of the brain to explain impulsivity
• individual assumes someone‘s disposition and views impact their behaviour
• situational assumes the environment impacts someone’s behaviour
• milgram is an example of situational up until 300v, where then individual differences appear and participants stop at different points
• theoretical aims to understand the world and improve understanding of how things work
• applied aims to answer specific questions that provide benefits for humanity
• sperry is an example of applied because it is insight into the inner workings of the brain
• loftus and palmer is an example of applied because the research informs court decisions and eye witness testimonies