Reductionism Flashcards
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Definition for Reductionism
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Reducing complex phenomena into their most basic parts
Refers to simplifying psychological events and processes into their smallest elements, thus reducing something complex into its most simple.
Isolate one factor, ignore other factors
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Definition for Holism
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Holism is focused on looking at human behaviour as a whole.
Suggests human behaviour cannot be fully understood by only focusing on isolated factors. An interaction between different factors is acknowledged.
