AP PSYCHOLOGY

RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

THE NEED FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does reduction mean in behavioral neuroscience research?
A
Reducing physical amounts of matter and measuring the difference between its initial and final volume
B
Process of an atom gaining electrons during a chemical reaction
C
Thickening and intensifying texture and flavor in a liquid mixture
D
Explaining complex phenomena through simpler terms
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reductionism, or reductionist theory, is the idea that complicated behaviors and phenomena can be better explained by “reducing” them into small, simple pieces. The goal of reductionism is to make sense of the world around us rather than simply getting lost in the details.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reductionism is any of several related philosophical ideas regarding the associations between phenomena which can be described in terms of other simpler or more fundamental phenomena. It is also described as an intellectual and philosophical position that interprets a complex system as the sum of its parts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biological Reductionism refers to the way that biological psychologists try to reduce behaviour to a physical level and explain it in terms of neurons, neurotransmitters, hormones, brain structure, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reductionism is the belief that human behavior can be explained by breaking it down into smaller component parts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Behavioral neuroscientists use both generalization and reduc-tion to explain behavior. In large part, generalizations use the tradi-tional methods of psychology. Reduction explains behaviors in terms of physiological events that occur within the body-primarily within the nervous system.

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