Free will and determinism Flashcards
What’s free will
when people can choose how they behave
In free will what’s your behaviour not determined by
biological, genetic or external factors
behaviour not determined by past behaviour
What do people who believe about free will
decisions and intentions guide human choices and behaviours
Why’s free will subjective
people may believe they’re choosing how to behaviour but it’s governed by external factors
What’s an example of free will
children making decisions about what they wear but actually conforming to social norms
What certain psychological disorders are difficult to explain through free will
- Schizophrenia
- bipolar
- OCD
Why are psychological disorders more likely to be deterministic
Result of of genetic or biological causes
What does determinism boil down to
cause and effect relationships
What does determinism believe about behaviour
Past events and causes can have an effect on our current behaviour
What’re the 3 types of determinism
- biological determinism
- psychic determinism
- environmental determinism
What does biological determinism focus on
genes determine our dispositions behaviours responses
What does psychological determinism focus on
unconscious behaviours guiding our behaviour
What does environmental determinism focus on
things like conditioning and learned behaviour will then determine our actions
What are scientific theories about determinism based on
the ability to predict future events on past events
What’s an example of doctors predicting future events
predict the effects of medication of a patients body based on past studies done on the drug
