reductionism A01

Question 1

what is reductionism

Answer 1

the reductionist approach suggests we are better able to understand human bhevaiour, thoughts and emotions when we break it down into components

Question 2

what is holism

Answer 2

suggest that human behaviour, emotions and thoughts should be looked at as a whole and how individual elements interact with eachother

Question 3

what is environmental reductionism

Answer 3

explains human bhevaiour by breaking it down but emphasisinf the importance of environmental factors such as reinfrocment and conditioning

Question 4

what is biological reductionism

Answer 4

biological reductionism explains behvaiour by breaking it down into biologial compoents e.g. genetics, neurochemistry and brain structures

Question 5

Parsimony

Answer 5

Parsimony - complex phenomena should be explained in the simplest terms possible.

Question 6

hypothetico deductive model

Answer 6

hypothetico deductive model - science formulates a theory and draws in suggestions
from it, making it a testable hypothesis. New knowledge is added and the theory is
adapted over time.