Biological approach AO3

Question 1

What is 1 strength and 1 limitation of the biological approach?

Answer 1

1 strength:
- It is scientific
1 limitation:
- It is reductionist

Question 2

Why and how is the biological approach scientific?

Answer 2

Evidence: Explanations are based on biological fact which is scientific & objective
Explanation: Uses scientific method (e.g. brain scanning). Not based on opinion
Link: So theories are falsifiable

Question 3

How is the biological approach reductionist?

Answer 3

Evidence: It reduces complex human behaviour to simpole biological processes
Explanation: It is more likely that behaviour behaviour is determined by both genes and the environment (diathesis-stress model)
Link: Therefore approach is too simple