Paper 3: Issues and options in psychology

Assuming differences between men and women are smaller than they are is called:

Explain the difference between hard and soft determinism, with an example of each from psychology.

Outline the idiographic approach.

Discuss the nature–nurture debate in psychology. Refer to at least two topics in your answer.

Explain sexual selection with reference to human reproductive behaviour.

Jo and Ellis have been together three years. Jo feels she puts in much more effort than Ellis but gets little back. Use equity theory to explain how Jo might feel and what might happen.

Describe and evaluate Rusbult's investment model of commitment.

Distinguish between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, using examples.

Explain one problem with the reliability or validity of diagnosing schizophrenia.

Discuss family therapy and token economies as ways of managing schizophrenia.

Outline the role of the limbic system in aggression.

Sophie plays violent video games for hours each night. Her parents notice she has become more irritable and aggressive. Explain this using one psychological explanation of the effects of computer games.

Discuss situational and dispositional explanations of institutional aggression in prisons.