Elena and her colleague are debating different approaches in psychology. Elena argues, 'The humanistic approach is wonderful because it treats individuals as active agents with free will who can achieve their full potential.' Her colleague counters, 'But it's impossible to design a rigorous experiment to test those subjective concepts.'
With reference to this conversation, explain one strength and one limitation of the humanistic approach.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology Humanistic Psychology (A-level only) with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 29 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.
