Answers – Issues & Debates Revision Escape Room
Puzzles + Final Escape Code
Puzzle Topic | Code Word | First Letter |
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Gender & Culture | ALPHA | A |
Free Will & Determinism | BIOLOGICAL | B |
Nature vs Nurture | NATURE | N |
Holism vs Reductionism | REDUCTION | R |
Idiographic/Nomothetic | IDIOGRAPHIC | I |
Ethical Implications | SENSITIVITY | S |
Final Escape Word: B R A I N S
Because… psychology students use their brains!
Answers – Issues & Debates Escape Room
Welcome, brainy escapees! Here are the official answers to check if you escaped successfully:
Puzzle 1: Gender and Culture
Unscramble: CAIB HPAAL
Answer: ALPHA
Alpha bias exaggerates gender differences, often valuing one gender over another.
Puzzle 2: Free Will and Determinism
True or False: Biological determinism means behaviour is caused by genes/hormones?
Answer: TRUE → Code Word: BIOLOGICAL
This supports the determinist view – that biology shapes our behaviour.
Puzzle 3: Nature vs Nurture
Riddle: I am not learned but passed down. I shape you from the inside out.
Answer: NATURE
Nature = inherited, genetic and biological influences.
Puzzle 4: Holism vs Reductionism
Which term breaks behaviour into simplest components?
Answer: B – REDUCTION
Reductionism simplifies complex behaviour into parts, like neurotransmitters or learned responses.
Puzzle 5: Idiographic vs Nomothetic
Which approach is used in detailed case studies?
Answer: IDIOGRAPHIC
The idiographic approach focuses on the uniqueness of individuals.
Puzzle 6: Ethical Implications
Which term refers to societal consequences of research?
Answer: C – SENSITIVITY
Socially sensitive research affects wider society or specific groups.
Final Code Word:
Take the first letter from each code word:
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Biological
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Reduction
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Alpha
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Idiographic
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Nature
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Sensitivity
Final Escape Code: BRAINS
Because you used yours to escape!
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