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Holism and reductionism evaluations Flashcards

(10 cards)

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What are good reasons for being reductionist?

A

Reductionism = The scientific approach
It enables objective testing of specific variables in controlled experiments.
(Establish cause-and-effect relationships).

Examples - Measuring neurotransmitters - studying stimulus responses.

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What does taking an reductionist and empirical approach achieve?

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Improved psychology’s scientific status.

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How are combined reductionist and empirical tests practical?

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Reductionism supports the development and empirical testing of treatments. (Drug therapies)

This can help people manage mental health symptoms by altering neural mechanisms.

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What are issues with reductionism?

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Focuses on only one explanation and ignoring others takes away the validity.

Overly simplistic
Overlooking complex interactions/multiple causes.

oversimplifying something will lead to loss of meaning.
(Lack face validity)

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What are emergent properties and how does reductionism ignore this?

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Reductionism does not account for complex human experience.

Emergent property = Not reducible to any one factor but coming from the interaction of multiple processes.

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What is an issue with Holism having multiple variables.

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Multiple variables can complicate an establishment of cause and effect relationships.

Cannot isolate specific variables for empirical testing.

Unscientific

(Unreliable)

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How does Holism have practicality?

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Development of therapeutic approaches that address multiple aspects of a person’s life.

(Client centered therapy) - Humanistic
It is a more personalised treatment option.

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Why might Holism fail to go into depth?

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Not look into specific elements due focusing to broadly on a whole.

Ignore individual components.

Example - Impact of specific learning experiences on behaviour.

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Why are Holistic explanations more valid ?

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It explores multiple influences/factors

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What should a researcher consider when conducting research?

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Pro’/cons between reductionism/Holism

Find a balance between Reductive-objective-empirical-meaningful methods.

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