Issues Within Approaches In Psychology

Front 1

Gender Bias

Back 1

- Is there a gender bias?

- Has most of the studies involved men/women?

- How might the theory/study apply to both men and women?

- How might the other gender behave? Why?

- What does this mean for the original theory?

Front 2

Reductionism

Back 2

- Is this theory reductionist and too simplistic?

- Is there something more complex going on?

- What else may be happening?

- What may this mean?

- How does this affect the theory?

Front 3

Ethical Issues

Back 3

- What ethical issue exist?

- Is the research/theory socially sensitive?

- How could it affect society?

- What are the implications?

Front 4

Nature v. Nurture

Back 4

- Does this theory support nature / genes?

- Is there evidence for nurture and the environment?

- Are they both interacting in some way?

- How does this affect the theory?

Front 5

Animal Studies

Back 5

- Were animals used?

- Were they subjected to physical/emotional harm?

- Is this morally right?

- Why might animal studies HELP us?

- Why can't we generalise results to humans?

- How might this affect the theory basing the results on animals?

Front 6

Determinism v. Free Will

Back 6

- Is the theory too deterministic is assuming there's no control?

- When is this not true?

- How does free will factor in and conscious thought?

- Can we hold people responsible when they have no control?

- When does free will come in?

Front 7

Eurocentrism

Back 7

- Is the theory/study based in one culture?

- How do other cultures differ?

- Are we generalising one cultures values and behaviour to others?

- Why might this affect the theory?

- What are the implications for the theory?

- Does the theory lack wider generalisation due to this?