Free Will & Determinism (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

Humans make genuine choices, not entirely controlled by biological/external forces

Behaviour shaped by internal/external forces, not conscious will

Free will is impossible; all behaviour has a cause

Events have causes but behaviour can involve conscious choices

Behaviour caused by genetic, hormonal, evolutionary influences

Behaviour results from environmental conditioning (Skinner)

Behaviour determined by unconscious conflicts from childhood (Freud)

Brain activity precedes conscious awareness of decision by 10 sec

We influence environment & environment influences us via behaviour

Adolescents with fatalism belief at greater risk of depression