Which of the following two concepts would be considered the most opposite in nature?
a) hemispheric specialization and neuroplasticity
b) the nervous system and the endocrine system
c) interpersonal and intergroup levels of analysis
d) reductionism and the holistic approach
ANS: D, Reductionism involves breaking wholes into pieces and the holistic approach says the whole is more than its individual pieces.
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