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Eduqas/WJEC component 4: Controversies in psychology

Controversies in psychology: major debates

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Unit 13

Eduqas/WJEC component 4: Controversies in psychology

2 lessons · 3 h 45 min of study

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Controversies in psychology: major debates

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Explain the terms and implications of the major debates in psychology, including nature-nurture, free will-determinism, reductionism-holism, idiographic-nomothetic approaches, and person-situation explanations of behaviour.
Apply each debate to theories, explanations, studies and treatments drawn from core and applied psychology in the specification.

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Evaluate the strengths and limitations of each side of a debate, including implications for explanation, prediction, control and practical usefulness.

Compare contrasting positions within a debate and judge the extent to which they can be integrated rather than treated as simple opposites.

Interpret psychological evidence in relation to a debate and use that evidence to support a balanced conclusion.

Construct synoptic essay arguments about controversies, using accurate psychological terminology and relevant examples from different topic areas.

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