C1-Biological Approach-Evaluation

Question 1

What is reductionism V holism in the evaluation of the biological approach?(4)

Answer 1

• reductionism(weakness)-Raine et al study eg didnt ask pp of social background
• biological reductionism- physical causes for behaviour
• enviornmental reductionism- stimulus/response causes of behaviour
• holism: Raine et al= interviews and testing

Question 2

What is usefulness in the evaluation of the biological approach?(2)

Answer 2

• useful applications in biological approach is drug therapy

- usefulness of drug therapy is effectiveness

Question 3

What is nature V nurture in the evaluation of the biological approach?(2)

Answer 3

• nature: our biology- evolutionary, chemical

- nurture:our experiences-culture, family

Question 4

What is determinism V free will in the evaluation of the biological approach?(2)

Answer 4

+if we can identify what pre determines behaviours we can treat
-denies free will and removes individual responsibility for actions

Question 5

What is scientific V subjective in the evaluation of the biological approach?(4)

Answer 5

Scientific
-carefully controlled variables eg interpreting PET scans
-less biased
Subjective
-eg interpreting case studies
-more likely to be biased

Question 6

What is ideographic V holism in the evaluation of the biological approach?(4)

Answer 6

Ideographic
+provides more complete understanding of the individual
-non scientific, hard to generalise
Nomothetic
+scientific, helped develop laws
-drug therapy; may not apply to everyone can have low ecological validity