Free Will V Determinism Flashcards
Free will
we are in control of out own behaviours and are free to choose our own actions
free will AO3 + face validity
cognitive sense due to everyday experience we believe we are making our own choices
Free will AO3 + mental health
Roberts et al = adolscents w strong belief in naturalism = significantly greater risk of depression
Free will AO3 - Libet
Asked ppt to freely choose when to press a button and compared to brain scan data
- the brain activity to press button occured 10 secs before the ppt said they chose to press it
- do we actually have free will or does our unconscious decide it and we believe we chose to do it due to when it reaches our consciousness
Determinism
individual is controlled by forces beyond our control
biological determinism
behaviour is a result of biological factors that reside w us
Biological determinism e.g.
brain strucuture, genetics, nervous system, endocrine system
environmental determinism
behaviour is result of feartures of our environment beyong our control
Environmental determinism e.g.
Differential association
psychic determinism
behaviour is the result of unconscious conflic between parts of self in childhoof
Psychic determinism e.g.
Psychodynamic reasons for offending
hard determinsism
free will is not possible
skinner
Hard determinism e.g.
Lombroso’s atavisitc features lead to offending
soft determinism
accepts flexibility for humans to have some control over actions
Soft determinsm e.g.
extraverts choose to socialise more but don’t choose their personality
