strength of determinism

• • The principles of determinism are in line with the features of science e.g.
  • that behaviour has a cause
  • that observable behaviours must be measured objectively using lab experiments
  • This makes methods linked to hard determinism high in reliability
• • Some behaviours may be determined by external factors rather than being the product of free will e.g.
  • PTSD as a result of being exposed to war, abuse, neglect, etc.
  • phobias which are the result of conditioning (e.g. a child who was bitten by a dog may go on to have a phobia of dogs)
  • major depressive disorder linked to genetics/neurochemical imbalances
• gottesman supports this
• nestadt - showed that symptoms of OCD were determined by genes. 68% mz 31% dz

  this is good cause it is used scientific methods (controls the environment)

  however, the concordance rate is not 100% in this study which suggests other factors are involved. this casts doubt on the role of determinised factors (genes)
• principles of science

  biological standardise methods and objectivity

  environmental is experimental