Free will vs determinism Flashcards
(6 cards)
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Behaviourist
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Hard environments determinism:
- Assumes all behaviour is learnt from the environment and we have no choice in resulting behaviour
2
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Social learning theory
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Reciprocal determinism:
- Environment determines out behaviour but we can also influence our environment
- Some minimal choice
3
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Cognitive approach
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Soft determinism:
- We can choose how to behave
- Within the limit of what we already know/have experienced
4
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Biological approach
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Hard determinism:
- Assumes all behaviour is the result of physical processes we have no choice over as governed by our genetics
5
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Psychodynamic approach
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Psychic determinism
- Assumes unconscious drives cause all behaviour but we have some infleunce on how much our unconscious rules us
6
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Humanist psychology
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Free will:
- The only approach to argue we have total choice over our behaviour, with the bility self determine our future
