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Free Will vs Determinism
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- 1Free WillHumanistic Approach
Self-determination = necessary part of human behaviour
Self-responsibility = personal growth - 2Free Will ContinuedMoral Responsibility
An individual takes responsibility for their actions
Mentally ill adults and children do not have this responsibility - 3Free Will - Evaluation -+ Emphasis on the individual
+ Subjective - in control of our own actions
+ Behaviour is determined by experiences
- Not testable - a non-physical phenomenon
- Unscientific
- No clear definition of free will - 4DeterminismBehaviour is a product of external/internal forces
Predictable behaviour
Behaviour is not controlled by the individual - 5Determinism ContinuedHard = Absolutely no free will whatsoever
Soft = Some element of free will
Biological = that are determined by genes
Environmental = determined by factors outside the body
Psychic = Free will is an illusion, determined by our unconscious - 6Determinism - Evaluation -+ Scientific
+ Isolates the variables so they are testable
+ Society is more willing to accept scientific proof
- Reductionist
- Implies that behaviour can be predicted
- Does not account for individual differences
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