free will vs determinism

• what is free will?

  the idea that people have the ability to make their own choices
• what is determinism?


  free will’s an illusion & behaviours governed by internal/external forces we have no control over
• what is hard determinism?

  forces outside of our control shape our behaviour
• what is soft determinism?

  behaviours constrained by environment/biological makeup up but only to some extent - theres an element of free will
• what is biological determinism?

  human behaviours innate and determined by genes
• what is environmental determinism?

  behaviours caused by forces outside control - previous experiences learnt through conditioning
• what is physic determinism?

  human behaviours the result of childhood experiences and innate drives
• what approach takes the view of free will?

  humanistic
• what approach takes the view of biological determinism?


  biological
• what approach takes the view of environmental determinism?

  behaviourist
• what approach takes the view of physic determinism?

  psychodynamic
• what approach’s takes the view of soft determinism?

  social learning theory & cognitive
• why is the biological approach biological determinist?

  behaviours controlled by internal factors like genes, neurotransmitters, hormones and brain structures
• why is the behaviourist approach environmental determinist?

  behaviour is determined by stimulus-response associations and past consequences
• why is the social learning theory soft determinist?

  behaviours determined by role models, but mediational processed are used to choose whether a behaviours imitated
• why is the cognitive approach soft determinist?

  behaviours controlled by internal mental processes but individuals can choose what into to attend to or memorise
• why is the psychodynamic approach physic determinist?

  behaviours determined by unconscious drives and early childhood experiences
• why is the humanist approach free will?

  humans control their own environment and are capable of change