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biological science - Coggle Diagram
biological science
methodology
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Brain scans (CT, MRI, PET)
assumptions
Psychology should be seen as a science, to be studied in a scientific manner (usually in a laboratory).
Thinking and behavior can be explained in terms of biological factors, e.g., genes & nervous system
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Patterns of behavior can be inherited. Therefore, most behavior will have an adaptive/evolutionary purpose
Humans are similar to animals. Therefore, research can be carried out on animals as well as humans
Follows a nomothetic approach as it focuses on establishing laws and theories about the effects of physiological and biochemical processes that apply to all people
key features
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Scientific method
systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
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Nomothetic
establishing general laws, based on the study of large groups of people, and the use of statistical (quantitative) techniques to analyse data.
definition
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it focuses on the nervous system, hormones and genetics.
it examines the relationship between mind and body, neural mechanisms, and the influence of heredity on behavior.
weaknesses
this approach is based on predetermined factors and it views behaviors as something caused by biological factors that we have no control over
Behaviourism
we are born a blank slate and not with instincts at birth. idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, and conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment
Deterministic
little room for free will; based on the idea that all of our behaviors, beliefs, and desires are determined by human genetic nature
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