IAD, free will and determinism

Question 1

free will

Answer 1

the belief that individuals can exert conscious control over their thoughts and actions

Question 2

soft determinism

Answer 2

the viewpoint that humans have a degree of free will, as behaviour is somewhat constrained by biological and environmental influences beyond personal control

Question 3

hard determinism

Answer 3

the viewpoint that humans have no free will, with behaviour shaped by forces beyond personal control

Question 4

biological determinism

Answer 4

viewpoint that behaviour originates from physiological influences alone
localisation of function in the brain

Question 5

environmental determinism

Answer 5

viewpoint that behaviour originates from external learning experiences alone
classical conditioning

Question 6

psychic determinism

Answer 6

the viewpoint that behaviour originates from the influence of the unconscious mind
psychodynamic approach, Freudian slip