1) Reductionism refers to a theory that seems to oversimplify human behaviour and in doing so neglects to explain the complexities of the mind a) True b) False 2) Is the biological approach considered reductionist? a) Yes b) No 3) A weakness of the biological approach is that it can't provide predictions about how our biology influences our behaviour a) True b) False 4) Research has led to the development of effective drug treatments for example, for depression a) True b) False 5) A strength of the biological approach is that it uses scientific methods as its main method of investigation a) True b) False 6) The benefits of taking a reductionist approach to explaining human behaviour is that the biological approach can claim to pinpoint the origin of behaviour. Therefore, treatments will be more effective and theories are more scientific than if a holistic approach was considered.  a) True b) False 7) The biological approach does not acknowledge the role that free will plays in human behaviour.  a) True b) False 8) Does the biological approach focus on nature or nurture?  a) Nature b) Nurture 9) The bioloigcal appraoch is ideographic in its appraoch a) True b) False 10) Being deterministic can be a strength of the biological approach a) True b) False

Evaluating the Bioloigcal Approach

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