Holism vs Reductionism Flashcards
(12 cards)
What is holism?
examine individual complex behaviour by looking at there social context and culture
-e.g risk factors family influence peers
What is reductionism?
beleive that behaviour can be reduced to simple terms
WHat is biplgoica reductionism?
complex human behvaiour is narrowed down to basic biolgical units e.g genes
-ebioligcal explanation reduce down to heritance of maldaptice genes
What is envrionmental reductionism?
simplifies complex human behaviour down to learning thogh stimulus asss and responce
e.g snake bite
What is level of explanation?
refers to epxlainng human behaviur either from the lowers fundamnetlist simple basic unity or higher holistic level many influence
What is higher level of explanation?
consider social and cultural explnaantipn and influence of social group
What is the mid level?
both psycholigical and nevironemtnal imapct behaviour beh learn rfom envriont vog app focus on psycoglogy factors
What is the lowest level?
extreme reductionist complex human behaviour can be broken cown to simle basic unitts of stimulus
What is the level exlanation about?
one specific or another as well
e.g social
sochoglical
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Explain the evaluation of scientific methods?
-Holistic and level
-unlike redutionist app
-more complex and holistic thehy becoem more vague
-objective and emprical
Explain the evaluation that explaines human behaviour in social context.
-for example comfortiy to social role cannot be explaoned by indivdual group ememors
-created from interaction of people and behviour of the group is important
Explain prac apps
-becuase studying basic units of behaviour
-e.g chemical involved with certain behavioural disorders
-lead to effective trest emnt eing mad
-e.g dopamins antisychictocie regulat e
