Issues and Debates: Holism and reductionism

Issues and Debates: Holism and reductionism

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Issues and Debates: Holism and reductionism

Issues and Debates: Holism and reductionism

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which approach states people and behaviour should be studied as a whole system?
Empiricism
Holism
Interactionism
Utilitarianism

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The term for the belief that 'the simpliest explanation is the best' is __________.
Alimony
Hegemony
Parsimony
Very moany

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a higher level explanation of behaviour?
Behavioural
Physiological
Neurochemical
Socio-cultural

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Environmental reductionism reduces the causes of behaviour to ________ links?

Stimulus-reactive

Stimulus-response

Stimulus-retention

Stimulus-review

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explaining behaviour at the physiological level is _________ reductionsim.
Behavioural
Biological
Brain anatomy
Psychic

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An alternative to reductionism, which is subtly different to holism is the diathesis-stress model. This is an example of...?

A reactionist approach

An interactionist approach

A proactive approach

A retroactive approach

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By ignoring the social context of behaviour, it could be suggested reductionst approaches lack _______?
Generalisability
Reliability
Rigour
Validity

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