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Cards In This Set
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 ALPHA BIAS |
Differences between the genders, may undervalue members of either sex- typically females
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 BETA BIAS |
Theories that ignore or minimise differences between the sexes.
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 ANDROCENTRISM |
Male centred-when normal behaviour is judged by a male standard (female could appear deficient by comparison).
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 UNIVERSALITY |
A characteristic that is capable of being applied to all-despite differences in experiance and upbringing.
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 CULTURAL BIAS |
Ignoring cultural differences and interprets events through bias of own culture.
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 ETHNOCENTRISM |
Judging other cultures by the values and standards of own culture-lead to predjudice/ discrimination.
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 CULTURAL RELATIVISM |
Norms, values, ethics and moral standards can ONLY be meaningful and understood within specific and cultural contexts.
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 FREE WILL |
Concept humans can make thier own choices and they are not determined by biological or external forces.
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 DETERMINISM |
Concept that individual's behaviour is shaped/ controlled by internal or external forces rather than an indivdual's will to do something.
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 HARD DETERMINISM |
Implies free will is not possible as our behaviour is always caused by internal or external events outside our control
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 SOFT DETERMINISM |
All behaviour has causes but behaviour can also be determined by conscious choices.
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 BIOLOGICAL DETERMINISM |
Belief that behaviour is caused by biological influences that we cant control (genetics, hormones, evolutionary).
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 ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM |
Belief that behaviour is caused by features of the environment we can't control.
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 PSYCHIC DETERMINISM |
Belief that behaviour is caused by unconsious conflicts we can't control.
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 NATURE-NURTURE |
The extent that behaviours are a product of biological factors or environmental influences.
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