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, “GRENADE”
GRENADE What does it stand for What does it mean
Gender Bias Can we generalise the findings / conclusion to both
G males and females?
Reductionism vs Holism? Is the behaviour explained in terms of neurons,
R hormones & genes? (Biological reductionism)
Is the behaviour explained in terms of
stimulus-response links? (Environmental reductionism)
Have complex behaviours been reduced into isolated
variables for research? (Experimental reductionism)
Is the behaviour explained in terms of the whole
experience, rather than the individual features? (Holism)
Ethical Issues & Social Sensitivity Have the following ethical issues been followed:
E ● Privacy
● Confidentiality
● Valid methodology
● Deception
● Informed consent
● Equitable treatment
● Scientific freedom
● Ownership of data
● Values
● Risk/benefit ratio
Does the research have direct social consequences for
the participants, or the group they represent?
(Socially sensitive research)
Nature vs Nurture Is the behaviour the product of innate biological factors?
N (Nature)
Is the behaviour the product of environmental factors?
(Nurture)
Does the theory take into account both sides of the
debate and suggest that nature and nurture
work together? (Interactionist approach)
Application Can the findings be applied to the real-world? (e.g.
A clinical treatments)
Do the conclusions have implications for the economy?’
, Determinism vs Free Will Is the behaviour the product of genetic influences?
D (Biological determinism)
Is the behaviour the product of previous learning?
(Environmental determinism)
Is the behaviour the result of innate drives and early
experiences? (Psychic determinism)
Is the behaviour the result of an individual’s own
choice? (Free will)
Ethnocentrism (Cultural Bias) Is the behaviour being judged in terms of our own ethnic
E or cultural groups? (Ethnocentrism)
Is the behaviour being viewed within the context of the
culture in which it originates? (Cultural relativism)
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, “GRENADE”
GRENADE What does it stand for What does it mean
Gender Bias Can we generalise the findings / conclusion to both
G males and females?
Reductionism vs Holism? Is the behaviour explained in terms of neurons,
R hormones & genes? (Biological reductionism)
Is the behaviour explained in terms of
stimulus-response links? (Environmental reductionism)
Have complex behaviours been reduced into isolated
variables for research? (Experimental reductionism)
Is the behaviour explained in terms of the whole
experience, rather than the individual features? (Holism)
Ethical Issues & Social Sensitivity Have the following ethical issues been followed:
E ● Privacy
● Confidentiality
● Valid methodology
● Deception
● Informed consent
● Equitable treatment
● Scientific freedom
● Ownership of data
● Values
● Risk/benefit ratio
Does the research have direct social consequences for
the participants, or the group they represent?
(Socially sensitive research)
Nature vs Nurture Is the behaviour the product of innate biological factors?
N (Nature)
Is the behaviour the product of environmental factors?
(Nurture)
Does the theory take into account both sides of the
debate and suggest that nature and nurture
work together? (Interactionist approach)
Application Can the findings be applied to the real-world? (e.g.
A clinical treatments)
Do the conclusions have implications for the economy?’
, Determinism vs Free Will Is the behaviour the product of genetic influences?
D (Biological determinism)
Is the behaviour the product of previous learning?
(Environmental determinism)
Is the behaviour the result of innate drives and early
experiences? (Psychic determinism)
Is the behaviour the result of an individual’s own
choice? (Free will)
Ethnocentrism (Cultural Bias) Is the behaviour being judged in terms of our own ethnic
E or cultural groups? (Ethnocentrism)
Is the behaviour being viewed within the context of the
culture in which it originates? (Cultural relativism)
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