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EVALUATION - INDIVIDUALISTIC - Coggle Diagram
EVALUATION - INDIVIDUALISTIC
Learning theory - Bandura's social learning theory
STRENGTHS
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The
Bobo doll test
consistently showed children copying adults actions
Bandura's controls were varied, including genders of the subjects and the actions performed
WEAKNESSES
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Not safeguarding the children from
psychological harm
was
ethically wrong
Studies by
Cumberbatch
found that children are LESS likely to copy adult strangers compared to parents
Psychodynamic theory - Freud's personality theory
STRENGTHS
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The limbic (brain) system is reflective of the psyche, the pre - frontal cortex controls rational decision - making, similar to ego
Research has found links between adverse childhood experiences and criminality
WEAKNESSES
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Discredited by psychologists there is no objectivity to the study, subjectivity would likely lead to varying results
Freud would psychoanalyse his patients who had had built relations with, rather than studying strangers
Psychological - Eysenck's personality theory
STRENGTHS
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Deyoung
affirmed the findings by linking the personality traits to the release of hormones
If true, the tests would provide a course for early intervention
WEAKNESSES
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Revelations in 2019 of fabricated data has led to scrutiny and critique of the questionnaires
The questionnaires were designed in a way whereby different answers could be given due to general health pr the time of day