holism and reductionism Flashcards
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what is reductionism?
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the belief that human behaviour can be explained by breaking it down into simpler component parts
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what is biological reductionism?
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the way that biological psychologists try to reduce behaviour to a physical level and explain it in terms of neutrons, neurotransmitters, hormones, brain structure etc.
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what is environmental reductionism?
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known as stimulus-response reductionism. idea that all behaviour can be reduced to simple building blocks of stimulus-response
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what is holism?
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‘all/whole/entire’ the idea that human. behaviour should be viewed as a whole integrated experience and not as separate parts
