Dr. Vance is researching criminal behaviour. He decides to focus solely on identifying specific gene variants (such as the MAOA gene) in violent offenders, ignoring their social backgrounds and childhood experiences.
With reference to Dr. Vance’s research, outline one limitation of using a reductionist approach to explain human behaviour.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Holism and reductionism with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 32 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
