Free will/Determinism

Question 1

Free will

Answer 1

Suggests we all have a choice and can control our own behaviour.In reality,we all have free will,but is constrained by our circumstances and others

Question 2

Determinism

Answer 2

All behaviour is determined and predictable.Seen as being outside the individual

Question 3

Hard determinism

Answer 3

Purely deterministic,no free will or choice.Every event has a cause.

Question 4

Soft Determinism

Answer 4

Represents a middle ground,people have a choice but are constrained by circumstances and others

Question 5

Environmental determinism

Answer 5

Behaviour is caused by an outside influence.Skinner argued we think we have free will,but the probability of behaviour occuring is determined by past experiences

Question 6

Biological Determinism

Answer 6

Our systems eg nervous system govern our behaviour.E.g high iq may be due to a IGF2R gene

Question 7

Psychic determinism

Answer 7

Freud believed childhood experiences and unconscious motivations govern behaviour.