free will vs determinism

• what is free will?

  humans have control over behaviour, ability to make a choice
• what is determinism?


  Behaviour controlled by internal/external forces out of control
• what is biological determinism?


  Behaviour controlled by genes
• what is environmental determinism?


  Behaviour controlled by environment, include previous learning experienced through consequences of actions or association
• what does environmental determinism include?

  operant/classical conditioning
• what is psychic determinism?

  Behaviour controlled by unconscious, shaped by early childhood experiences/innate drive
• what is hard determinism?

  Behaviour caudes by internal/external factors outside of control, free will illusion
• which approaches believe in hard determinism?

  biological, Psychodynamic, behaviourist
• what is soft Determinism?

  behaviour caused by internal and external forces but also room for personal choice/limited range of possibilities
• what approach supports soft Determinism?

  cognitive
• what is an example of free will v determinism for sz?

  neurochemical suggests high dopamine/D2 receptors cause sz symptoms, genetically determined biological determinism, CBT reduce symptoms, suggests some free will, choose change thoughts
• what is an example of free will v determinism for addiction?

  genes determine dopamine receptors, fewer D2 less natural stimulation from dopamine, substances to increase, addition to nicotine biologically determined, CBT suggests free will, choose change thoughts
• what is a limitation of determinism to do with an excuse, real life application?

  legal system responsibility, behaviour controlled by forces outside control, excuses undesirable behaviour, accountability, CJS works with free will, held responsible for actions, real world arguments don't work
• what is a strength of determinism to do with treatments?

  predict/treat mh conditions, cure phobias with SD by counter conditioning, association with relaxation not fear, success shows phobias learned so environmentally determined
• what is a causal explanation?

  behaviour is caused by internal/external factors, cause/effect relationship
• what experiments show causal relationships?

  lab
• how does Skinners rats show causal explanations?

  IN consequence of rat press lever in conditions, DV how many pressed in each condition, positive pressed more, negative pressed less, consequence caused rat to change lever pressing behaviour