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Year 8
Psychology: is our brain designed to believe?
Lessons (6)
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I can explain why religion may be hard to define and apply one way that scholars have found to define it.
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I can describe how religious ideas are widespread across cultures and times and explain why the human mind may be likely to accept them.
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I can describe what the temporal lobe is and why some scientists link this to religious experiences.
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I can explain the nature-nurture debate in social sciences and provide reasons why religion can be seen as a result of both human nature and human nurture.
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I can explain how religious beliefs and practices could support someone’s mental health and give different perspectives on this.
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I can give an account of some psychological explanations for religion and present different perspectives on this.
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