Debates in Psychology

The Nomothetic Approach The term “nomothetic” comes from the Greek word “nomos” meaning “law”. Psychologists who adopt this approach are...

Overview Holism is often referred to as Gestalt psychology. It argues that behavior cannot be understood in terms of the...

Overview Reductionism is the belief that human behavior can be explained by breaking it down into smaller component parts. Reductionists...

The free will vs determinism debate revolves around the extent to which our behavior is the result of forces over...

KEY POINTS The vast majority of human behaviors do not have one simple explanation.Over decades of trying to understand human...

The mind and body problem concerns the extent to which the mind and the body are separate or the same...

What is nature vs. nurture? In the context of the nature vs. nurture debate, “nature” refers to biological/genetic predispositions’ impact...