freewill vs determinism

Question 1

what are the defining principles and concepts of the freewill v determinism debate?

Answer 1

determinism : the argument that we do not have much control over our actions but are controlled by factors such as our biology or genes (biological determinism) or by the way we’re brought up (environmental determinism)

freewill : the argument that we have the freedom to act as we want at all times

Question 2

what are the studies associated with the determinism side of the debate?

Answer 2

lee : influenced by culture and judgements of lying/truth-telling and also age
loftus and palmer : leading questions influencing memory

Question 3

what are the studies associated with the free will side of the debate?

Answer 3

piliavin : people weigh up the cost and benefit of helping
bocchiaro : free will to disobey

Question 4

what is a strength of the determinism debate?

Answer 4

studies tend to be scientific as research infers cause and effect

Question 5

what is a weakness of the determinism debate?

Answer 5

it removes moral responsibility

Question 6

what is a strength of the free will debate?

Answer 6

recognises freedom of choice and gives people responsibility for their actions

Question 7

what is a weakness of the freewill debate?

Answer 7

no predictability or patterns to behaviour which means that interventions may be pointless