Free Will Vs Determinist

Question 1

What is free will

Answer 1

The notion that humans can make choices and their behaviour are not determined by biological or external forces

Question 2

What approach is free will advocated by

Answer 2

Humanistic approach

Question 3

What is determinism

Answer 3

The view that an individuals behaviour is shaped or controlled by internal or external forces rather than an individuals will to do smth

Question 4

What are the 2 types of determinism

Answer 4

Hard and soft

Question 5

What is hard determinism

Answer 5

Referred to as fatalism , human behaviour has a cause, compatible with science as everything we think and do is governed or dictated by internal and external forces

Question 6

What is soft determinism

Answer 6

There is some room for manoeuvre that people have conscious mental control over the way they behave, we still have rational choices in everyday situations

Question 7

What approach is soft determinism part of

Answer 7

Cognitive approach

Question 8

What are the 3 types of determinism (not hard or soft)

Answer 8

Biological, environmental, psychic

Question 9

What is biological determinism

Answer 9

Emphasises the role of the autonomic nervous system and genes on effects on our behaviour. Many of our psychological and neurological processes aren’t under conscious control and so the biological basis of individuals could be the reason for certain mental disorders

Question 10

What is environmental determinism

Answer 10

That behaviour is caused by previous experiences, learning through classical and operant conditioning. Choice is actually just reinforcement contingencies that have acted upon us throughout our Ives. Behaviour is shaped by environmental events, socialisation, upbringings ect…

Question 11

What is psychic determinism

Answer 11

Behaviour is determined and directed by unconscious conflicts that have been repressed from childhood b.
Because it is unconscious people belive that they are free to make any choice and there is a belief that nothing we do is accidental or random, it all has a purpose and are motivated errors that reveals a persona true desire

Question 12

What are the links with each type of determinism and the approaches

Answer 12

Biological determinism - Biological approach
Environmental determinism - Behaviourist approach
Psychic determinism - Psychodynamic approach

Question 13

What is the main aspect of science

Answer 13

That there is a cause and effect that can be explained using general laws

Question 14

How is science in psychology typically shown

Answer 14

Through lab experiments

Question 15

What is a strength of free will

Answer 15

.practical value
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Question 16

What are causal explanations

Answer 16

That there is a cause and effect relationship

Question 17

How does social influence link with determinism or free will

Answer 17

Obedience- milgrams ppts felt that they. Had to obey him and this is deterministic

Question 18

How does the humanistic approach link with determinism or free will

Answer 18

Free will- people direct their own lives and goals, Maslows Heirachy of needs

Question 19

How does the cognitive approach link with determinism or free will

Answer 19

Determinism - people select what they want and this is soft determinism

Question 20

How does the humanistic approach link with determinism or free will

Answer 20

They argue that behaviour is learnt from external environment - Environmental determinism

Question 21

How does the topic of psychopathology link with determinism or free will

Answer 21

Biological determinism- effects of genes and hormones on disorders such as depression ad ocd