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Holism vs. Reductionism
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Copy down in your own words!Holism vs. Reductionism
The holism reductionism debate in
psychology refers to whether it is more
appropriate to study behaviour by breaking it
down into small component parts or to study
many interacting and complex aspects of
behaviour as a whole.
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Holism
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Holism
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Holism
Holism is any approach that emphasises the whole system, the whole person,
whole of behaviour or whole experience rather than the component parts.
Two examples in psychology are the Gestalt approach and the Humanistic approach.
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1. Gestalt approach
• Applied to the study of perception…. “Behaviours can only be understood in terms of its whole rather than the sum of its parts”.
• For example: what do you see?
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Answer
• A rectangle…
We tend to ignore the gaps or component parts i.e. 4 lines, one line shorter than the others…. And instead we fill in the gaps, put it altogether to make a whole familiar shape or image!
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Read this sentence
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd wa ht I was rdanieg…..
When participants are asked to read this they never seem to have a problem understanding it….the context in which a word is placed is part of the whole experience…..
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Gestalt psychology
Therefore…
When studying any aspect of human
behaviour it is essential to look at unified
wholes, complete structures and totalities.
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1. Insight learning
This is a type of learning whereby a new behaviour is acquired simply through the process of insight rather than trial and error. This has been known as the ‘aha experience’ and is the sudden solution to a problem. It is when all the parts are seen in relationship to each other and it forms a meaningful whole. (the stick, banana, distance, other chimps etc) Kohler (1925) criticises the
Stimulus response theory
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2. Humanistic approachHumanists believe that to analyse personality in terms of simple component parts is ‘disrespect for the unique quality of the human spirit’ (Matson 1971).
This is because Maslows study of the drive for self actualisation gives purpose to the whole of the person, i.e. their feelings, passions, families, work colleagues, adrenaline, motivations, career opportunities, money etc……
Rogers uses CCT to encourage the person to develop a sense of a whole person by maximising their fulfilment in their community as a whole
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Interactionist approach
This approach considers several different
levels of explanation to explain behaviours.
For example to explain abnormal behaviours one might take into account, biological causes, social causes and cognitive causes…
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Exam questions….
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Holism
If we want to understand depression for
example, what components would we need
to discuss to find a cause?
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Holism
According to Gestalt psychologists the
general principle of holism can be neatly
summarised as follows;
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."
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Holism
Holism explains behaviour using several
levels of explanation including biological,
environmental, and psychological.
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Perspectives to support
See table…
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Unscramble the words
• Read the handout and aim to work out the sentence and keyword answer..
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Activity : Unscramble the sentence then try to solve the keyword:
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Answers!1. Any approach that emphasises the whole experience
rather than the component parts as the explanation for behaviours
HolismThis approach assumes that the whole is greater than the
sum of its parts.GestaltKnown as the aha experience, this is the ability to come to
a solution to a problem without needing to learn through trial and error
Insight LearningThey believe that to analyse personality in terms of simple
component parts is ‘disrespect for the unique quality of the human spirit’
Humanism
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Exam question
In the context of the holism reductionism
debate, explain what is meant by holism.
(4 marks).
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Levels of explanation
The idea that the whole can be reduced to
its simplest component parts, that is,
reductionism, results in a number of different
levels of explanation.
Copy and complete table
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Holism
Lesson Objectives:
Recap starter
Holism question
Evaluations
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Think
• In pairs select a range of science and art subjects. Continue the levels of explanation to the highest (most holistic) and the lowest (greatest reductionism) that you can think of.
• From this you should see that the levels of explanation represent only a small band in the middle of a much wider spectrum of levels.
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Exam question
• In the context of the holism reductionism debate, explain what is meant by holism. (4 marks).
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AnswerHolism argues it is best to explain both normal and abnormal behaviours by using several levels of explanation, including environmental, biological and psychological factors. Humanistic psychology is probably the most holistic perspective since it takes into account the whole person, their interactions with people and their social context.
A supporter of the reductionist view however would argue it is better to reduce the whole behaviour into its simplest parts (biology and physiology) and then analyse it . This would go completely against the Gestalt theory, ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’.
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See handouts
• Perspectives in support of holism
• Evaluations for and against holism
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Exam question
• Briefly outline a holistic (interactionist) theory which tries to explain atypical behaviour. Give two advantages of this theory.
• I.e. takes into account different levels of explanation for the cause of that behaviour: the diathesis stress model
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Reductionism
To understand human beings we must
psychologists have to analyse and reduce
the whole into the simplest component parts
and then analyse that.
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Essay
• We will prepare an essay once we have finished the Reductionism debate….
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Holism
So we cannot get a full picture of the whole
person by analysing small component parts
such as the brain, cognitive processes
(memory) or specific personality traits such
as aggression. Such a method is
inadequate.
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Holism to Reductionistic
Human conscious
thought and experience
Brain and brain operations such
as visual and motor cortex
Psychological components
such as memory,
attention and emotions etc
Neurons and interconnections
between neurons
Holistic Reductionist
THINKThink about a three machines/or any physical – living thing i.e. an aeroplane. If
someone had never seen these before and simply observed them in a stationary
position, how do you think they might know what each does from looking at all the component parts?
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• Reductionism involves explaining any behaviour/phenomenon by breaking it down into its smallest parts and then analysing it.