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Shows the difference between children and adults
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Uses a variety of research methods.
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Usefulness (can stop media showing violent behaviour to children)
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Can provide explanations
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Can suggest how events in early life may impact an adult later on.
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Focuses on old studies (Freud 1909)
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Doesn't show any other development than children.
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Problems of study children, ethics etc.
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It over-generalises.
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We are normally around people
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Uses observation as it's research method - High in ecological validity.
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Provide explanations (holocaust - Milgrim)
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Usefulness (shows group identity - R+H)
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Uses observation so low in ecological validity.
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Lack of generalisation as different countries/cultures may behave differently.
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Tends to ignore biology (people may have enjoyed giving the electric shock)
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Tends to be only snapshot studies which only provide a glimpse of our behaviour.
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Uses Experiements - high amounts of control.
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Useful practical applications e.g the police and critical questions.
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Provides explanations (language acquisation)
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Increases the understanding of other species, e.g chimps in savage rumbaugh.
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Is very cold, doesn't believe in freewill of humans.
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It's RM has high demand characteristics.
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It is reductionist, reducing down behaviour to one factor.
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It is over simplistic and reduces the complex human mind down to a computer.
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Looks at individuals, the people who other approaches reject.
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Is useful as it shows problems e.g mental illness diagnosis.
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Can provide help for individuals.
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Very subjective.
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Small samples usually, so lack of generalisation.
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The subjects are usually very rare, so tests may work on one case but not another.
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RM - Lab, very controlled.
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Objective evidence as it is scientific.
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Usefulness - can help us understand normal brain function (sperry)
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Evidence - Much evidence for other research comes from biological.
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RM - Lab very low in EV
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Small samples lack of generalisation.
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Reductionist. as it reduces down our behaviour to simple biological processes.
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Expensive equipment, e.g maguire MRI scan.
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RM - Lab exp high in control.
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Useful - can show aggression is influenced by the environment
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Can predict and promote behaviour (eg kanzi, giving sweets for language)
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RM - Low in EV
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Only supports nurture (eg. bandura)
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Difficult to observe. Eg 'thinking aloud' very bad way of measuring as it can be censored.
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Shows the difference between children and adults
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Uses a variety of research methods.
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Usefulness (can stop media showing violent behaviour to children)
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Can provide explanations
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Can suggest how events in early life may impact an adult later on.
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Focuses on old studies (Freud 1909)
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Doesn't show any other development than children.
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Problems of study children, ethics etc.
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It over-generalises.
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We are normally around people
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Uses observation as it's research method - High in ecological validity.
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Provide explanations (holocaust - Milgrim)
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Usefulness (shows group identity - R+H)
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Uses observation so low in ecological validity.
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Lack of generalisation as different countries/cultures may behave differently.
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Tends to ignore biology (people may have enjoyed giving the electric shock)
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Tends to be only snapshot studies which only provide a glimpse of our behaviour.
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Uses Experiements - high amounts of control.
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Useful practical applications e.g the police and critical questions.
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Provides explanations (language acquisation)
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Increases the understanding of other species, e.g chimps in savage rumbaugh.
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Is very cold, doesn't believe in freewill of humans.
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It's RM has high demand characteristics.
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It is reductionist, reducing down behaviour to one factor.
•
It is over simplistic and reduces the complex human mind down to a computer.
•
Looks at individuals, the people who other approaches reject.
•
Is useful as it shows problems e.g mental illness diagnosis.
•
Can provide help for individuals.
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Very subjective.
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Small samples usually, so lack of generalisation.
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The subjects are usually very rare, so tests may work on one case but not another.
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RM - Lab, very controlled.
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Objective evidence as it is scientific.
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Usefulness - can help us understand normal brain function (sperry)
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Evidence - Much evidence for other research comes from biological.
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RM - Lab very low in EV
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Small samples lack of generalisation.
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Reductionist. as it reduces down our behaviour to simple biological processes.
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Expensive equipment, e.g maguire MRI scan.
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RM - Lab exp high in control.
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Useful - can show aggression is influenced by the environment
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Can predict and promote behaviour (eg kanzi, giving sweets for language)
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RM - Low in EV
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Only supports nurture (eg. bandura)
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Difficult to observe. Eg 'thinking aloud' very bad way of measuring as it can be censored.
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