1. DEBATES NATURE/NURTURE FREE WILL/DETERMINISM INDIVIDUAL/SITUATIONAL ETHNOCENTRISM REDUCTIONIST/HOLISM IS PSYCHOLOGY A SCIENCE G544: Section B

2. Learning Objectives All: Will be able to describe and evaluate the G544 debates: nature/nurture, individual/situational, holism/reductionism and ethnocentrism. Most: Will be able to research the debates with independence and resourcefulness, with minimal assistance. Some: Will be able to apply current events to a debate and argue the debate from many viewpoints of the debates.

3. Debates Nature Nurture Individual Situational Ethnocentrism Reductionism Holism Reflect on the debates. Bullet point what you know about them. Rate how comfortable you are with each debate (1-5)

4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29086590 According to the article, what makes a top university? What does this have to do with the debates?

5. Task One 1. You will complete the debate that you have been assigned. 2. To do this you will use: your textbook, spare hand-outs, IPads and your own knowledge. 1. The following website might also be useful: http://www.holah.co.uk/page/themes/ 3. You have 15 minutes to complete the task Extension: Can your debate explain why people conduct acts of terrorism? Use examples from the news to support.

6. Task Two 1. Find your partner and go through your notes. Peer assess each other, if something does not sound right speak up or if they are missing information help out. Extension: Can your debate explain why people conduct acts of terrorism? Use examples from the news to support. Debate. Try to explain how your debate explains this concept better.

7. Debates Nature Nurture Individual Situational Ethnocentrism Reductionism Holism Ask the expert….