holism vs reductionism

Question 1

what is reductionism?

Answer 1

reductionism is the view that human behaviour can be explained through reducing behaviour into simpler parts. based on the scientific principle of parsimony- idea all should be explained in the simplest terms possible

Question 2

what is biological reductionism?

Answer 2

refers to the way biological psychologists reduce behaviour to its physical level- genetics, neurons, neurotransmitters hormones

Question 3

what is environmental reductionism?

Answer 3

reduces behaviour to a simple stimulus and response learned by associations- behaviourists

Question 4

what is an example of environmental reductionism?

Answer 4

learning theory in attachment

Question 5

what are the levels of explanation-rose

Answer 5

rose proposed different levels of explanation. the lowest level is biological explanations, middle level is psychological explanations(cognitive and behavioural). the highest is social and cultural explanations- influence of social groups(DAT theory)

Question 6

what is holistim

Answer 6

holding is the view that human behaviour should be viewed as a whole integrated experience through not separating its parts

Question 7

what approach supports holistim?

Answer 7

humanists- maslow proposed higherarchy if needs that consider all contributions to human behaviour - supports through qualitative methods