Reductionism

• Reductionism


  Reduction of complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study
• Holism


  Concept that considers the whole person that has physical, social, psychological, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated
• Behaviourism

  Reductionist as it breaks up complex behaviour into stimulus response units for ease of testing in the lab
• Biological approach

  Reductionist in the wat it explains human behaviour and psychological states at the level of the gene or neuron
• Psychodynamic approach


  Reduces much of our behaviour to the influence of sexual drives and biological instincts and often views as a holistic explanation
• Cognitive approach

  Accused of machine reductionism by presenting people as information processing systems and ignoring influence of emotion on behaviour
• Social learning theory


  Reduces complex learning to a handful key processes though they do at least place emphasis on cognitive factors that mediate learning and how they interact with influences
• Humanistic approach

  Formulates a holistic approach to understanding human behaviour. Involves investigating all aspects of the individual, including effects of interaction with others and wider society