PS390 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Reductionism
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Hebb and biological reductionism led to cognitivist and biological neuroscience. Across all psychological functions, investigators seek to identify not only specific brain-behaviour relations and neurological correlates but also presumed evolutionary and genetic roots. The core assumption is that evolutionary pressures genetically endow all animals with specific behaviours difficulty explaining these relationships. Well-adjusted individuals proceed from attachment to separation to individuation to autonomy. This process culminates in a core self and personal identity. Scientists from different schools of thought work separately. Minorities are still present in the scientific field. Do not include social context in studies and do not involve a holistic approach.
