Reductionism
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- Created on: 12-05-21 12:10
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- Reductionism
- Types of Reductionism
- Biological
- Study by Wilson on stating that aggression is caused by testosterone. Males with higher testosterone were more likely to be aggressive.
- Doesn't explain psychological reasonings or environmental reasons why people are aggressive, no explanation on why women are aggressive.
- Study by Wilson on stating that aggression is caused by testosterone. Males with higher testosterone were more likely to be aggressive.
- Environmental
- Skinners Rat study, behaviors caused by operant conditioning, reinforcement or punishments
- Doesn't account for the fact that humans are most likely more complex than rats, so needs more factors to explain.
- Skinners Rat study, behaviors caused by operant conditioning, reinforcement or punishments
- Levels of explanation
- If reductionist, more like a science, psychology wants to be a science.
- Biological
- Types of Reductionism
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