free will and determinsim
what is free will
when we have full control over our behaviour
what is determinism
when we dont have control over our behaviour
what are the three types of determinism
biological, environmental and psychic
what is soft determinism
our behaviour is influenced by free will and determinism
Evaluations for determinism
a strength is that drug treatments work so it links in with biological determinism. Drugs like ssri's increase levels of neurochemicals which suggests some illnesses are determined by biology. However, drugs do not work on everyone
a strength is that soft determism is the best compromise. Banduras social learning theory has a soft determisism view however if psychology moves away from the determism view psychology is no longer a science
evaluations for free will
a strength is that it makes cognitive sense as everyday sujective experience gives us the impression that we do have free will. however skinner said that our choices are pre determines so it gives us the illusion that we have free will
a strenght is that roberts et al found that adolescents with a strong believe in fatalism are at a higher risk of depression that adolescents who didnt believe in fatalism. however soon et al discovered that decisions are pre made up to 200 milliseconds
what is a casual explanation
suggests that when a behaviour is caused by factors either within the person or the environment dictate out behaviour.
what is a paradigm shift
when assumptions on how behaviour is studied changes to a different assumption due to new evidence which leads to a scientific revolution.
What topics proves determinism
fight or flight respsonse- bio determinism
classical and operant conditionism- evironmental
Freudian slips-psychic
what topic proves free will
locus of control, internal and external
humanistic approach- self actualisation