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• P- A limitation of the

  humanistic approach is

  that it is often viewed as

  unscientific.
• E- The scientific process

  always aims to establish

  cause and effect and

  make testable

  predictions. However, by

  emphasising the role of

  free will, the humanistic approach argues human

  behaviour is

  fundamentally

  unpredictable. In

  addition, concepts like

  self-actualisation and the

  ideal self are untestable

  and falsifiable.
• E- This is a limitation as it

  means we cannot verify

  any of the claims made

  by the approach using

  experiments and

  observations. Self-

  actualisation is extremely

  abstract, for example,

  and is likely to vary

  greatly between

  individuals.
• L- This undermines the

  effectiveness of using a

  humanistic approach to

  explain human behaviour

  in a scientific way.