Cards (2)

  • Free Will:
    Pros:
    • ecological validity - emphasises the importance of the individual
    • Practical uses - self efficiency is used in therapies
    Cons:
    • unfalsifiable - can't scientifically test free will
    • subjective
  • Determinism:
    Pros:
    • Scientific - allows for cause & effect relationships to be established
    Cons:
    • Reductionist - behaviour is only looked biological etc aspects
    • Doesn't account for individual differences - making laws underestimates uniqueness