Reduction Vs Holism

Question 1

What is reductionism

Answer 1

Investigating the most basic underlying reasons behind human behaviour

Question 2

What is holism

Answer 2

Investigating multiple factors at lots of different levels that all interact

Question 3

How is piliavins study holistic

Answer 3

prescience of others and model, state of victim, arousal cost-reward, gender and race

Question 4

How is loftus and palmers study reductionist

Answer 4

Focused on a critical question about speed first of all and then after being give false memories

Question 5

What are benefits of loftus and palmers study being reductionist

Answer 5

Identify the effect of critical question on the dependent variable
You can use it as a starting point for further research on other factors

Question 6

What are drawbacks of loftus and palmers study being reductionist

Answer 6

Procedure lacks ecological validity as in a lab environment
Hard to reduce memory down to a single factor