original_query: What are the similarities and differences between physiology, psychology, and social sciences?
query: What are the similarities and differences between physiology, psychology, and social sciences, in terms of reductionism?
answer: Physiology is often considered reducible to chemistry and biology; psychology's relation to biology and physiology is more debated; while the social sciences' relation to psychology and other fields is even more complex and often considered irreducible due to emergent properties.