reductionism and holism
what is reductionism
to study behvaiour by breaking it down in simpler parts
what is holism
to study behaviour as a whole
what are the levels of explanations
social and cultural- influence of social groups on behaviour
psychological-cognitive, behavioural
biological-genes, neurochemicals etc
what is the principle of parsimony
explantions should be simple as possible which is reductionism
evaluation of reductionism
it is supported by the principles or parismony
biological reductionism is more scientific so ideas can be tested more easily so we can operationalise and conducts experiments
biological reductionism has led to the development of drugs however drugs do not work on everyone
what is interactionism
the interaction between the levels of explanations
evaluations for holism
holism offers a complete picture
difficult to integrate explanations for example of many factors contribute to mental illnesses it becomes difficult to conclude which one is more influential.