Abstract
At the end of this chapter you should be able to:
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define, describe and evaluate ‘reductionism’;
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define ‘determinism’ and ‘free will’; and
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trace the development and make some evaluation of the questions of ‘heredity’ and ‘environment’ in psychology.
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Further Reading
W. E. Glassman (1995) Approaches to Psychology (Buckingham: OU Press).
R. Gross, Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1995).
E. R. Valentine, Conceptual Issues in Psychology, 2nd edn (London: Routledge, 1992).
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© 1997 Alison Wadeley, Ann Birch and Tony Malim
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Wadeley, A., Birch, A., Malim, T. (1997). Issues and Debates in Psychology. In: Perspectives in Psychology. Introductory Psychology Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14273-6_3
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