A-Level Psychology (AQA)

Topic Summaries

Approaches in psychology

Overview of the approaches

Approach Methods of investigation Issues and debates
Biological Highly scientific lab studies Nature, determinism, scientific
Cognitive Experimental/lab studies Nature, soft determinism, scientific
Behaviourism Experimental/lab studies, animal studies Nurture, determinism, scientific
Social learning theory Observation Nurture, less deterministic, scientific
Humanistic Abstract concepts found discussion Nurture, not deterministic, not scientific
Psychodynamic Intensive case studies and dream analysis Nature, deterministic, not scientific

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