Approaches - Comparisons Flashcards
Word to base all approaches on
SARDINE
SARDINE
S - scientific
A - application (E.g. treatment)
R - reductionism vs holism
D - determinism vs free will
I - idiographic vs nomothetic
N - nature vs nurture
E - extrapolation (animal research)
Behavioural approach: scientific?
Yes - research based on stimulus-response
Behavioural approach: application
Treatment for phobias (E.g. systemic desensitisation and flooding)
Behavioural approach: reductionism or holism
Reductionism - breaks down complex human behaviours to stimulus-response
Behavioural approach: determinism or free will
Environmental determinism
Behavioural approach: idiographic or nomothetic
Nomothetic - general laws about human behaviour
Behavioural approach: nature or nurture
Nurture - blank slate
Behavioural approach: extrapolation
Yes - animal research
Reductionism vs holism debate
Reductionism - studied human mind and behaviour in parts
Holism - studies human mind and behaviour as a whole
Determinism vs free will debate
Determinism - factors control out
Free will - we are responsible for our behaviours
Idiographic vs nomothetic debate
Idiographic - individual studied in detail
Nomothetic - tends to gain data that can be generalised to large population
Social learning theory: scientific
Yes - controlled observation
Social learning theory: application
Shows how behaviours such as violence are learnt
Social learning theory: reductionism or Holism
Reductionist but less than behavioural approach
Social learning theory: Determinsim or free will
Deterministic as it states behaviour is learnt
Social learning theory: idiographic or nomothetic
Nomothetic - states we all learn behaviour the same way
Social learning theory: nature vs nurture
Nurture