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| What is the definition of determinism? |
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Definition
| -Behaviour is controlled by forces that are beyond the individual's control |
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| What are the three types of determinism? |
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Definition
-Biological
-Psychic
-Environmental |
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| What is biological determinism? |
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Definition
| -behaviour is determined by biological factors such as instinctive needs (eg eating/drinking/sleeping), the controlling role of parts of the brain (eg speech production in Broca's area), hormone system, evolutionary forces (eg flight/fight responses) and genes. |
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| What is psychic determinism? |
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Definition
| -mental activity and behaviour are a result of unconscious mental processes (based on Freudian theory) |
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| What is environmental determinism? |
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Definition
| -Behaviour is under the control of environmental stimuli and external forces of reward and punishment. Eg influence of society, culture, family. |
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What are the strengths of determinism?
(two strengths) |
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Definition
-fits with psychology as a science (general laws)
-leads to applications from the general laws eg token economy for offenders, drug therapy for OCD sufferers |
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| What is the weakness of determinism? |
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| -Can lead to 'no-blame culture' eg offenders justifying crimes by saying 'my brain did it' |
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