Edexcel International AS and A level Psychology XPS01/YPS01 · 5.4.3
Reductionism versus holism when researching human behaviour
- Code
- 5.4.3
- In
- 5.4 Issues and debates
- Topic
- U3 Applications of psychology
- Course
- International AS and A level Psychology XPS01/YPS01
- Board
- Edexcel
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Points in 5.4 Issues and debates
- 5.4.1 Ethical issues in research (animal and human)
- 5.4.2 Practical issues in research design and implementation
- 5.4.3 Reductionism versus holism when researching human behaviour
- 5.4.4 Ways of explaining behaviour using different approaches, models or theories
- 5.4.5 The issue of psychology as a science
- 5.4.6 Cultural and gender issues in psychological research
- 5.4.7 The role of both nature and nurture in psychology
- 5.4.8 How psychology has developed over time
- 5.4.9 The use of psychology in social control
- 5.4.10 The use of psychological knowledge in society
- 5.4.11 Issues relating to socially sensitive research