essay plans

Question 1

discuss free will and determinism (16 marks) AO1

Answer 1

● Describe what free will is.
● Give an example of a topic where free will is expressed– the Humanistic Approach.
● Describe what determinism is, the difference between soft and hard determinism and the various types of
hard determinism- biological, environmental and psychic.
● Give an example of a topic showing determinism e.g. Biopsychology shows a lot of biological determinism.

Question 2

discuss free will and determinism (16 marks) AO3

Answer 2

1. determinism simplifies human behaviour
2. 100% genetic determinism is unlikely to be found for any behaviour
3. illusion of free will
4. challenge the idea of free will
5. free will has good face validity
6. free will has high internal validity
7. A determinist position may be used for people to try and justify behaviours if they have committed a crime