Holism and reductionism Flashcards
What is reductionism
breaks down behaviour into the simplest or most basic parts
What’s an example of reductionism
multi store memory model
How is the multi store memory model reductionistic
breaksdown memory into basic funtions and stores
What are the basic functions of the multistore model
recall
rehearsal
forgetting
stores (STM and LTM)
What does reductionism do to theories
rather than looking at complex theories entirely it breaks them down into simpler parts
What does reductionism tend to be
deterministic as researchers look for cause and effect relationship in behaviour
What is the reductionistic approach compare to other approaches
More scientific than other approaches
Why is reductionistic approach more scientific than others
cause and effect relationships can more easily be tested through the scientific method
What is a disadvantage of the reductionist approach
Experiments can be to simplistic
Narrow and ignore other influences
How does holism look at behaviour
breaking it down into its constituent parts and looks at interactions of all influences (social biological genetic)
How does holism look at interaction influences
they’re collectively scrutinised
What’s a limitation of holism
variables are difficult to control and isolate
Why does the holistic approach not lend its self towards the scientific method testing
there can be many extraneous variables, cause and effect relationships can be difficult to find
If the study is more scientific is it more or less reductionistic
more reductionistic
What is the most reductionistic end
molecular level (atoms elements)
