Holism and reductionsim

Question 1

what is the debate about

Answer 1

wheteher behaviour should be explained through holism or simplest reductionist explanation

Question 2

what did collective groups of germans believe in the 1920s

Answer 2

declared the whole world is greater than the sum o its parts which lead to the core basis of holism

Question 3

what is inappropriate

Answer 3

ant attempt to break up behaviour and experience as there can only be understanding if you are analysing behaviour as a whole.
instead of focusing on aspects of person eg genes we investigate the person as a whole

Question 4

what is reductionism

Answer 4

analyses behaviour by breaking them down into component pRTS
scientific principles, parsimony that all phenomena should be explained using the most basic lowest levels of principles, reductionist is simplest explanations

Question 5

what is biological reductionism

Answer 5

we are biological organisms and we are made up of physiolocial structures and process . all behaviour are at the same level and is explained by neurophysiology, evolution , neurochemical and genes

Question 6

what is enviromental reductionism

Answer 6

breaks behaviour into experiementak reinforcement and consequence formming association between stimuli
outside our interactions with our enviroment no underlying physiological influence of behaviour
as far as enviromental reductionist goes it doesnt concern itself with mental cognitive process

Question 7

what are the levels of reductionism

Answer 7

it begins at the highest level and then progressively looks at component elements