C1-Biological Approach-Evaluation Flashcards

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What is reductionism V holism in the evaluation of the biological approach?(4)

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  • reductionism(weakness)-Raine et al study eg didnt ask pp of social background
  • biological reductionism- physical causes for behaviour
  • enviornmental reductionism- stimulus/response causes of behaviour
  • holism: Raine et al= interviews and testing
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What is usefulness in the evaluation of the biological approach?(2)

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  • useful applications in biological approach is drug therapy

- usefulness of drug therapy is effectiveness

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What is nature V nurture in the evaluation of the biological approach?(2)

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  • nature: our biology- evolutionary, chemical

- nurture:our experiences-culture, family

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What is determinism V free will in the evaluation of the biological approach?(2)

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+if we can identify what pre determines behaviours we can treat
-denies free will and removes individual responsibility for actions

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What is scientific V subjective in the evaluation of the biological approach?(4)

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Scientific
-carefully controlled variables eg interpreting PET scans
-less biased
Subjective
-eg interpreting case studies
-more likely to be biased
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What is ideographic V holism in the evaluation of the biological approach?(4)

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Ideographic
+provides more complete understanding of the individual
-non scientific, hard to generalise
Nomothetic
+scientific, helped develop laws
-drug therapy; may not apply to everyone can have low ecological validity

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