The Best Response to Reductionism from an Integrative Perspective Is

question 45

Multiple Choice

The best response to reductionism from an integrative perspective is

• A) biological processes have psychological and social correlates and vice versa: these are different and equally important levels of analysis for understanding human behaviour.
• B) biological processes affect people at the psychological and social levels of analysis and so it's important to intervene at the most fundamental level.
• C) the brain and the peripheral nervous system, but not the endocrine system, gives rise to all healthy and unhealthy psycho-social processes.
• D) we must seek to identify the psychological processes that give rise to healthy and unhealthy brain states.
• E) we must seek to identify the psycho-social processes that give rise to healthy vs. unhealthy brain states.

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Definitions:

Attentional Resources

The cognitive capacity or energy available to a person for processing information and maintaining attention.

Mixed Perceptions

The blending of different sensory inputs or cognitive assessments to form a complex understanding or interpretation.

Automatic Processing

The unconscious, fast, and effortless processing of information, which does not require deliberate thought.