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The core idea

The core idea

Continuum from mainly individual explanation to mainly situational explanation with Sperry, Kohlberg, Loftus and Palmer, Bandura, Piliavin, Bocchiaro, and Milgram placed along the line

The individual/situational debate asks where the main cause of behaviour lies. Individual explanations locate it mainly inside the person, while situational explanations locate it mainly in the environment.

Individual/situational explanations Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Individual/situational explanations

Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level Psychology Individual/situational explanations. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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