HOLISM+REDUCTIONISM

Question 1

practical value(-holism)

Answer 1

hard to use as complex
such as when studying depression with a holistic view makes it harder to find which is the most influential factor

Question 2

scientific approach(+red)

Answer 2

to operationalise the variable as must break down the target behaviours into smaller parts
makes experiments and observations more reliable

Question 3

counterpoint of scientific approach. (-red)

Answer 3

accused of oversimplifying and reduced validity
such as biological reductionism ignore the social context and where behaviours derived a meaning

Question 4

higher level(-red)

Answer 4

social behaviours only emerge in a group not as individuals
social processes like conformity can only be explained at the level at which they occur