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what is reductionism
Belief that human behaviour is determined by breaking it down from a complex idea to smaller components which simplifys the issue
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what is holism
Takes into account a wide range of factors to explain complex behaviour
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Strength of reductionism
scientific, therefore it uses a lab experiment which doesnt allow extraneous variables to affect results
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weakness of reductionism
Low eco validity due to the enviroment for the p's not being natural
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reductionist study
Baran and cohen due to them isolating theory of mind and testing that to understand a disorder
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Holistic study
freud, due to the study being a case study meaning that hans was not restricted in the way he could reveal different expieriences
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