Eclectic Approach
- Created by: Mavis Rose
- Created on: 04-01-16 16:26
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- Theoretical Electricism
- Combination of theories, ideas and appraoches
- Eclectic Approach
- Methodologic-al Eclecticism
- Combination of different research methods
- Epistemologic-al Electicism
- Combination of different positions in the debates
- Applied Electicism
- Combining different approaches when applying psychology in real life
- Selective Electicism
- Using different ideas from different approaches in a variety of ways, depending upon the situation
- Trimodal Theory
- Created by Stevens (1996a)
- Mode: Focus; Primary - Biological processes; Secondary - Symbolic processes; Tertiary - Reflexive awareness
- Mode: Approaches; Primary - Biological; Secondary - Behaviourist, SLT, Cognitive, Psychodyna-mic; Tertiary - Humanistic
- Mode: Examples; Primary - Biological sex of an individual and hormones; Secondary - Meanings of society; Tertiary - Individual has a choice on whether to display the appropriate gender behaviour.
- Problems with this: Places too much empathises on the tertiary mode suggesting we make conscious decisions however evidence suggests we don't
- Approaches in the primary and secondary mode are deterministic and completely reject the idea of free will therefore it is impossible to combine with the Humanistic Approach
- Strengths: Takes the best of the approaches and gives us a better understanding of behaviour. By combining the approaches it means that vital information isn't lost what would be when you focus on one approach.
- Weaknesses: Some of the approaches are too contradictory and therefore impossible to combine. By combining them it may mean there is no theoretical basis. A 'pick-a-mix' approach means we'd get a 'watered down' version that is no better than common sense.
- Methodologic-al Eclecticism
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