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Issues and debates in psychology

Cambridge International paper 1: Approaches, issues and debates · Lesson 2 of 2

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Issues and debates in psychology

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Explain the nature-nurture debate and assess the extent to which behaviour can be explained by inherited characteristics or environmental influences.
Explain the individual-situational debate and assess whether behaviour is better explained by personal characteristics or by features of the situation.

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Explain the usefulness of psychological research and assess practical applications to everyday life, society and real-world problems.

Explain reductionism and holism and assess whether behaviour is better understood by breaking it into constituent parts or by considering the whole person or system.

Use evidence from psychological approaches and studies to discuss, compare and evaluate issues and debates in a balanced and synoptic way.

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