ASSUMPTIONS of the Psychological Approach:
- All that is psychological is first physiological – that since the mind appears to reside in the brain, all thoughts, feelings and behaviours ultimately have a physiological cause.
Strengths:
1) I- It provides strong counter-arguments to the nurture side of the nature-nurture debateE- C- 2) I- Its research methods are very reliable E- C- 3) I- E- C- |
Weaknesses:
1) I- It is very reductionist E- C- 2) I- Research methods have low ecological validity E- C- |
Similarities & Differences between the Psychological Approach studies summarised below in the Venn diagram: