Environmentally reductionist - breaks up complex behaviour into stimulus - response units, ignoring role of biology and cognition.
What is the SLT approach?
Reductionist - reduces complex learning to handful of key processes such as imitation and modelling - ignores biology
What is the cognitive approach?
Machine reductionist - uses computer analogy to explain complex human behaviour - ignores influence of human emotion and how it affects ability to process information.
What is the biological approach?
Biologically reductionist - breaks up complex behaviour and explains it at the level of physical processes in the body - ignores role of environment.
What is the psychodynamic approach?
Reductionist - reduces behaviour to influence of biological drives/instincts including our unconscious mind.
What is the humanistic approach?
Holistic - sees all individuals as unique, investigates all aspects of the individual including the effects of interaction with others.
