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Compulsory issues and debates key terms

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Compulsory issues and debates

AqaA LevelPsychologyPaper 3 Issues and Options in Psychology

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  • gender bias

    gender bias names a core Psychology idea in Issues and debates in Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain universality and bias, including gender bias, androcentrism, alpha bias, beta bias, cultural bias, ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.".

  • cultural bias

    cultural bias is an evidence-aware term for Issues and debates in Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • determinism

    determinism names a core Psychology idea in Issues and debates in Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain free will and determinism, including hard determinism, soft determinism, biological determinism, environmental determinism and psychic determinism.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Issues and debates in Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • nature-nurture

    nature-nurture names a core Psychology idea in Issues and debates in Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain the nature-nurture debate, including heredity, environment and interactionist approaches.".

  • debate

    debate is an evidence-aware term for Issues and debates in Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • reductionism

    reductionism names a core Psychology idea in Issues and debates in Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain holism and reductionism, including levels of explanation, biological reductionism and environmental reductionism.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Issues and debates in Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • idiographic

    idiographic names a core Psychology idea in Issues and debates in Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Distinguish idiographic and nomothetic approaches to psychological investigation.".

  • nomothetic

    nomothetic is an evidence-aware term for Issues and debates in Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

  • social sensitivity

    social sensitivity names a core Psychology idea in Issues and debates in Psychology. Use it for AO1 by defining the concept accurately before linking it to "Explain social sensitivity in psychological research.".

  • Explain

    Explain is an evidence-aware term for Issues and debates in Psychology. When it appears in an answer, explain what the study, method or data shows because that is what turns recall into analysis.

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