Holism and reductionism

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Holism
AQA A-level Psychology > Paper 3 > Issues and Debates > Holism and reductionism
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Reductionism
AQA A-level Psychology > Paper 3 > Issues and Debates > Holism and reductionism
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What is holism?
Proposes we study an indivisible system rather than its constituent parts
What is reductionism?
Belief human behaviour is best understood by studying smaller constituent parts
What does interactionalism consider?
How different levels of explanation interact