Issues and debates

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infoWhy this? Issues and Debates is essential because it develops students’ ability to think critically about psychology as a discipline, evaluating assumptions, limitations, ethics, and theoretical perspectives rather than simply learning content.

scheduleWhy now? This topic is taught first in Year 13 because it builds on students’ full Year 12 knowledge and provides a conceptual framework that supports deeper evaluation and synoptic thinking across all subsequent Year 13 topics.

The different forms of determinism
The forms of reductionist research
The forms of bias in psychological research
The importance of issues and debates
The issues and debates psychological research faces

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Identify an issue or debate to a certain approach in psychology
Correctly structure a 16 mark compare approaches question.
Define the issues and debates
Use evidence to support the issue or debate
Identify the issue and debate which contrasts one another

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