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PAPER 2
Issues and Debates
Holism v Reductionism
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Reductionism
- Best understand
behaviours
by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable parts.
Holism
- Looking at an individual as a whole
Reductionism
is
deterministic
Types of
reductionism
Biological reductionism
-
Physiological
structured determine behaviour.
Environmental determinism
- Stimulus- response links to behaviorism. Environment determines behaviour.
Strengths of
reductionism
?
High
prediction
Scientific
Weaknesses
of
reductionsm
?
Oversimplified
Deterministic
Strengths of determinism
More complete understanding of human behaviour
Weaknesses
of
Holism
Non-scientific
over-complicated