The notion that humans can make choices and are not determined by internal or external forces.
free will
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The view that an individual's behaviour is shaped or controlled by internal or external forces rather than an individual's will to do something.
determinism
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Implies that free will is not possible as our behaviour is always caused by internal or external events beyond our control.
hard determinism
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All events including human behaviour have causes, but behaviour can also be determined by our conscious choices in the absence of coercion.
soft determinism
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The belief that behaviour is caused by biological (genetic, hormonal, evolutionary) influences that we cannot control.
biological determinism
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The belief that behaviour is caused by features of the environment that we cannot control.
environmental determinism
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The belief that behaviour is caused by unconscious conflicts that we cannot control.
psychic determinism
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This approach states that we have free will and can work towards our potential (self-actualisation).
humanistic
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The determinism approach is impossible to prove wrong, and may not be as scientific as it first appears. Determinism is therefore ...
unfalsifiable
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The psychologist who provided evidence against free will by showing that brain activity related to pressing a button with the individuals left or right hand occurs ten seconds before the participants were consciously aware of making that decision.
chun siong soon et al.
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Card 2
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The view that an individual's behaviour is shaped or controlled by internal or external forces rather than an individual's will to do something.
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determinism
Card 3
Front
Implies that free will is not possible as our behaviour is always caused by internal or external events beyond our control.
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Card 4
Front
All events including human behaviour have causes, but behaviour can also be determined by our conscious choices in the absence of coercion.
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Card 5
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The belief that behaviour is caused by biological (genetic, hormonal, evolutionary) influences that we cannot control.
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