cog and bio reductionist arguments

Question 1

strength of RCT being reductionist:

Answer 1

sherif found competition between eagles and rattlers (baseball) increased prejudice towards each other

Question 2

weakness of RCT being reductionist:

Answer 2

only took competition into account, not the initial forming of in/out groups like in social identity theory where comp isnt needed

Question 3

strength of SIT being less reductionist (holistic):

Answer 3

higher validity bc takes into account multiple factors so gives more detailed account of the cause/lack of obedience

Question 4

weakness of SIT being less reductionist (holistic):

Answer 4

hofling found 95% of nurses obeyed an unknown doctor showing SIN factors are not what causes obedience but just an authority figure in general

Question 5

strength of self reports with open-questions being less reductionist:

Answer 5

collects qualitative and quantitative data making a full explaination of what causes social behaviours so useful in creating practical applications

Question 6

weakness of self reports with open-questions being less reductionist:

Answer 6

allows for pps to share in depth personal situations and feelings which can’t always be generalised so not always representative of whole population

Question 7

strength of reconstructive memory being less reductionist (holistic):

Answer 7

conciders individual differences such as how schemas vary based on personal experience and memories

Question 8

weakness of reconstructive memory being less reductionist (holistic):

Answer 8

could be used to wrongfully discredit EWT in a courtroom leading to wrongful conviction

Question 9

strength of MSM being reductionist:

Answer 9

more scientific as it focuses on one cause (seperate stores with varying qualities) for how memory and recall work

Question 10

weakness of MSM being reductionist:

Answer 10

ignores individual differences such as brain damage’s effects on recall like how HM had his hippocampus removed which effected his episodic memory

Question 11

strength of damage to amygdala causing aggression being reductionist:

Answer 11

raine found NGRI murderers have assymetrical functioning in the amygdala compared to controls so simple way to explain aggression

Question 12

weakness of damage to amygdala causing aggression being reductionist:

Answer 12

socially sensitive outcomes as highlighting differences and problems caused by damagage to amygdala highlighted in some and not others

Question 13

strength of testosterone interacting with different brain areas having different effects on behaviour being less reductionist (holistic):

Answer 13

takes into account individual differencesto explain why different people react to various levels of testosterone differently

Question 14

weakness of testosterone interacting with different brain areas having different effects on behaviour being less reductionist (holistic):

Answer 14

not as helpful as it doesn’t provide a simple cause and effect formula that could otherwise be used to create medication to help with tetosterone centred behaviours such as aggression