Issues and debates

…………….refers to the belief that our own viewpoint is superior to that of others, particularly people who are different in some way.

• Determinism

• Ethnocentrism

• Sexism

• None of the above

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the issue of generalizations?

• Generalizations can simplify complex behavior

• Generalizations focus on what makes the individual unique which refers to the idiographic approach

• The sample size of a study might be very small so unrepresentative

• Generalizations mean we can predict how people are likely to behave in a particular situation

……………represents a middle ground, states that people do have a choice but that choice is constrained by external factors.

• Free will

• Hard determinism

• Soft determinism

• Variable determinism

Reductionism is higher in ecological validity than holism.

• True

• False

This view states that the mind is regarded as a blank slate at birth; therefore, behavior is the result of experience and learning from the environment.

• Nature

• Nurture

• Free will

• Determinism

Which of the following statements is NOT true about using children in psychological research?

• It is useful to study children

• Children are sometime better participants than adults as they are naive

• Children may react to the lack of ecological validiy

• Children are difficult to find

Which of the following statements about free will is NOT true?

• It emphasizes the importance of studying individual differences

• Scientifically testing the concept of free will is easy

• It fits society’s view of personal responsibility

• None of the above

………refers to when someone believes what happens to them is fate and they are not in control of their life

• Self-efficacy

• Internal locus of control

• External locus of control

• Free will

Which of the following statements supports the situational side of the individual vs situational side of the debate?

• A child is aggressive because they have copied their friend’s aggressive behavior

• A child is aggressive because they have some sort of anti-social personality

Which of the following statements is NOT correct when trying to conduct useful research?

• A useful research should have low ecological validity and mundane realism

• A useful research shouldn’t be gender biased

• A useful research should be holistic

• A useful research should be ethical