Comparison of approaches

• Compare the behavioural and biological approaches in psychology.

  • Behaviourists believe behaviour is learned through the environment.
  • Biological psychology theorizes behaviour is determined by genetics and neurochemistry.
  • Behaviourists favor nurture; biological psychologists favor nature.
  • Both are reductionist, focusing on either environment or biology.
  • Both have informed effective treatment methods.
• Compare approaches on opposite sides of the free-will/determinism debate.

  Free Will:

  • Humanistic

  
  

  Determinism:

  • Biological (Genetic determinism)
  • Social Learning
  • Psychodynamic (Psychic determinism)
  • Behaviourist (Environmental determinism)