Issues and Debates (Edexcel A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

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Overview of Issues and Debates in Child Psychology
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Inter-rater reliability threshold for good agreement

≥0.75 or approximately 0.75

Meta-analyses

Studies of studies combining findings to identify effect sizes

File-drawer effect

Unpublished null results not included in meta-analyses

Reductionism

Explaining complex behaviour by focusing on one variable

Germany's childrearing approach

Encourages independence

Nature-nurture debate

Extent behaviour is innate biological vs environmental

Social control

Influencing how people behave and choices they make

Key worker in day care

Acts as substitute primary caregiver for child

Socially sensitive research

Research with negative implications for participants/groups

Ecological validity

Whether findings reflect natural, real-world behaviour

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