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Issues and Debates
Key debates and issues in psychology including nature-nurture, free will, and ethics
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Issues and Debates is a key topic in the AQA A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers key debates and issues in psychology including nature-nurture, free will, and ethics.
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Gender bias in psychological researchAndrocentrismAlpha biasBeta biasExamples of gender bias in psychologyImplications of gender biasCultural bias in psychological researchEthnocentrismCultural relativismImposed eticExamples of cultural bias in psychologyImplications of cultural biasFree will and determinism debateHard determinismSoft determinismBiological determinismEnvironmental determinismPsychic determinismScientific emphasis on causal explanationsImplications for psychologyThe nature-nurture debateRelative importance of heredityRelative importance of environmentThe interactionist approachDiathesis-stress modelEpigeneticsExamples of nature-nurture in psychologyHolism and reductionismLevels of explanation in psychologyBiological reductionismEnvironmental reductionismBenefits of reductionist approachBenefits of holistic approachIdiographic approachNomothetic approachComparison of approachesExamples in psychologyComplementary nature of approachesEthical implications of researchSocially sensitive researchImplications of research for participantsWider implications of research findingsExamples of socially sensitive researchGuidelines for conducting sensitive research
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