Psychology

Nature

What we inherit from our parents due to genes

Nurture

What we inherit from the environment we live in

Reductionism

Reducing complex phenomenon to its simplest form, as a way to understand and scientifically investigate its processes

Holism

Looking at the whole, as it states that constituent parts cannot exist independently from each other

Idiographic

Studying individuals - do not generalise behaviour

Nomothetic

Studying large numbers of people - generalises behaviour

Free will

Individuals play an active role and have choice in how they behave

Determinism

Free will is an illusion, and that our behaviour is governed by internal or external forces over which we have no control