REDUCTIONALISM AND HOLISM

R-Explaining thoughts/behaviour through simplistic, basic, __ explanation

Physical

R-Explaining complex behaviour by breaking down people into their:

Constituent parts

R-Simplistic:

Limited interactions

H-Explaining thoughts/behaviour through complex, mental, social and ___ based explanations

Personality

H-Explaining the complex by looking at:

Characteristics of the whole

H-Complex: Many interactions

BR- can be explained by just focusing on __ __ __

Internal constituent parts

BR-Can ignore interactions with the __

External

BR-There are __ __ __ just internal physical constituent parts

Limited simple interactions

ER-__ be explained by just focusing on internal mechanisms

Cannot

Err-Cannot ignore the interaction with __ __

External influence

ER-There are some influence between the internal and external, but still __ __ __

Ignoring the abstract

RED STRENGTH-Easier to establish:

Cause and effect

RED STRENGTH-Easier to find:

Objective evidence

RED WEAKNESS-Not __ _ __

Appropriate for humans

RED WEAKNESS-Lack __ __

Face validity

RED WEAKNESS-Problem of __ __

Infinite regress

HOL STRENGTH-More __ __

Face validity

HOL STRENGTH-No problem of __ __

Infinite regress

HOL STRENGTH-__ for humans

Appropriate

HOL WEAKNESS-Harder to establish __ _ __

Cause and effect

HOL WEAKNESS-Harder to find __ __

Objective evidence