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issues & debates - Coggle Diagram

- - - - caused by previous experiences learned through conditioning eg behavioural theory
    - - caused by repressed conflict and innate drives eg Freuds model of psychological development
    - - all human behaviour is innate and determined by our brain or body eg biological approach.
  - - - all human behaviour has a cause everything we do is dictated by internal and external forces beyond our control
    - - scientists explain what determines behaviour but we have the freedom to make rational conscious choices in everyday life
    - - deterministic view is not compatible with the legal system in terms of responsibility, in a court of law the aim is to hold offenders responsible for their actions. if behaviour is predetermined, it suggests that defenefor people who commit crimes is that they have no control over their actions, this questions the mental element of a persons intention to commit crime.
      - could be argued that deterministic view has led to come positive contributions within society, it is consistent with the aims of science. human behaviour is orderly and obeys laws. places psychology on equal footing with established sciences.
- - - - feature of approach that are reductionist and determinist, employ scientific methods, large number of people , brain scan, localisation