Free Will

Why is the humanistic approach not deterministic?

It claims that human beings ave essentially self-determining and have free will.

What does this mean?

People can be affected by external or internal influences, but we are active agents who have the ability to determine our own development.

What do humanistic psychologists, such as Rogers and Maslow, reject?

Scientific models that attempt to establish general principles of human behaviour.

What should psychology concern itself with, according to this approach?

The study of subjective experience rather than general laws.

What is this approach referred to as?

A person-centred approach