BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
- Created by: Natasha Hicken
- Created on: 05-01-13 21:21
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- BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
- ASSUMPTIONS
- Behaviour and thought processes are controlled by biology and not social factors
- Characteristics like intelligence are due to genes
- The mind and the brain are the same
- Genes have evolved to adapt behaviour to the environment
- Unwanted behaviour can be modified or removed using biological treatments (medication)
- If behaviour is controlled by genes, we can manipulate genes to change behaviour
- EVALUATION
- Scientific methods mean the results are reliable and generalisable
- Many useful applications in brain surgery and medication
- Deterministic, doesn't consider that humans have a choice in their development
- Reductionist, explains everything in terms of nerves and chemicals
- Ethical issues, is it right to manipulate genes
- ASSUMPTIONS
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