Free Will & Determinism (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What is the core idea of determinism?
What is the core idea of determinism?
We never have control over our behaviour
What causes behaviour according to biological determinism?
What causes behaviour according to biological determinism?
Biological factors inside the body
Which approach assumes environmental determinism?
Which approach assumes environmental determinism?
The behaviourist approach
What does hard determinism claim about our thoughts and actions?
What does hard determinism claim about our thoughts and actions?
Dictated by forces we cannot control
According to soft determinism, what do people have over their behaviour?
According to soft determinism, what do people have over their behaviour?
Conscious mental control
Which factors does biological determinism include?
Which factors does biological determinism include?
Genetics, hormones, evolution
What environmental features cause behaviour in environmental determinism?
What environmental features cause behaviour in environmental determinism?
Systems of reward and punishment
What causes behaviour according to psychic determinism?
What causes behaviour according to psychic determinism?
Unconscious conflicts
Why does determinism allow scientific study of behaviour?
Why does determinism allow scientific study of behaviour?
It believes all behaviours have a cause
What criticism is made of hard determinism?
What criticism is made of hard determinism?
Too rigid and reductionist
What makes soft determinism more realistic?
What makes soft determinism more realistic?
Considers conscious decision-making