Areas, perspectives, issues and debates：练习题

Which of the following describes a key principle of the Biological Area in psychology?

Which debate is most centrally illustrated by Raine et al. (1997) research using PET scans to compare the brains of murderers with non-murderers?

In the Areas, perspectives, issues and debates section, identify one key principle of the Biological Area and explain how it differs from the Social Area in its explanation of human behaviour.

Using the Areas, perspectives, issues and debates framework, discuss why the Psychodynamic perspective is often considered less scientific compared to the Behaviourist perspective, referring to the concept of falsification.

Within the Areas, perspectives, issues and debates, explain the reductionism vs holism debate using the medical model of mental health as an example of a reductionist approach.

Describe two key principles of the social area in psychology and explain how the core study by Milgram (1963) on obedience to authority illustrates one of these principles. [4]

Discuss the nature/nurture debate in relation to perceptual development. In your answer, you must refer to the core study by Gibson and Walk (1960) and explain how their findings contribute to this debate. [6]