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Holism Flashcards

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What does it argue?

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Behaviour cant be understood in terms of components that make them up - study the whole person

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What approaches does it include?

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Humanism and social psychology

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Strengths?

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Looks at everything
Doesn’t ignore complexity of human behaviour
Higher in ecological validity

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Limitations?

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Over complicates simple behaviour explanations
Doesn’t lend itself to science
Neglects biological explanations

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