free will and determinism
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free will
the belief that individuals can exert conscious control over their thoughts and actions
determinism
the belief that thoughts and behaviour are the result of forces beyond conscious control
hard determinism
the viewpoint that humans have no free will, with behaviour shaped by forces beyond personal control
soft determinism
the viewpoint that humans have a degree of free will, as behaviour is somewhat constrained by biological and environmental influences beyond personal control
biological determinism
the viewpoint that behaviour originates from physiological influences alone
environmental determinism
the viewpoint that behaviour originates from external learning experiences alone
psychic determinism
the viewpoint that behaviour originates from the influence of the unconscious mind
casual explanations
where a change in a dependent variable is attributable to manipulation of an independent variable
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