Lesson 4.3.1.2
4.3.1.2 Free will and determinism Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3
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The 20 questions
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Which approach claims that all human behaviour has clear causes and free will is impossible?
- Soft determinism
- Environmental determinism
- Hard determinism
- Reciprocal determinism
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Which view suggests human behaviour is constrained by forces, yet conscious choices are still possible?
- Biological determinism
- Soft determinism
- Psychic determinism
- Hard determinism
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Which form of determinism attributes all human behaviour to genetic, neurological, or physiological factors?
- Soft determinism
- Biological determinism
- Psychic determinism
- Environmental determinism
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Which type of determinism claims that behaviour is strictly caused by previous conditioning and external reinforcement?
- Environmental determinism
- Biological determinism
- Hard determinism
- Psychic determinism
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Which type of determinism claims that human behaviour is directed by unconscious drives and conflicts?
- Psychic determinism
- Soft determinism
- Environmental determinism
- Biological determinism
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What is a primary goal of establishing causal explanations in psychological research?
- Ethical evaluation
- Predicting behaviour
- Qualitative analysis
- Subjective interpretation
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Which determinism best describes Skinner's view that behaviour is shaped by reinforcement?
- Psychic determinism
- Libertarian free will
- Biological determinism
- Environmental determinism
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Attributing behaviour completely to genetic factors with zero personal control reflects which specific view?
- Environmental determinism
- Soft determinism
- Psychic determinism
- Biological determinism
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A psychologist argues that people can choose how to respond to stress, but their choices are limited by their upbringing. Which position is this?
- Soft determinism
- Biological reductionism
- Psychic determinism
- Hard determinism
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A psychoanalyst claims that a slip of the tongue reveals an unconscious wish. Which type of determinism is being used?
- Psychic determinism
- Soft determinism
- Environmental determinism
- Biological determinism
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A child's aggression is explained as the result of watching violent adults at home. Which type of determinism does this reflect?
- Environmental determinism
- Hard free will
- Biological determinism
- Psychic determinism
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Which factor is claimed to directly cause human behaviour according to biological determinism?
- Hormone levels
- Operant conditioning
- Unconscious conflicts
- Classical conditioning
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Why do hard determinists argue that individuals cannot be held morally responsible for actions?
- Laws are subjective
- Behaviours change continuously
- Morality is innate
- Choices are illusory
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What is a major legal limitation of accepting a hard deterministic view of human action?
- Excuses criminal behaviour
- Prevents scientific testing
- Ignores biological factors
- Rejects empirical observation
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Which research method is essential for establishing a direct causal explanation in psychology?
- Naturalistic observation
- Controlled experiment
- Case study
- Unstructured interview
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What is a primary advantage of soft determinism over hard determinism in psychology?
- Rejects scientific testing
- Recognises personal choice
- Eliminates moral responsibility
- Ignores cognitive processes
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Which factor does environmental determinism largely ignore when explaining human behaviour?
- External reinforcement
- Biological influences
- Past conditioning
- Stimulus-response links
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Which concept is challenged in legal systems if hard determinism is assumed to be true?
- Vicarious reinforcement
- Free association
- Moral responsibility
- Unconscious conflict
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Which approach suggests behaviour results from combining genetic predisposition with environmental factors?
- Nativist approach
- Biological reductionism
- Hard determinism
- Interactionist approach
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Why is Freud's concept of psychic determinism considered unscientific?
- Cannot be falsified
- Lacks predictive validity
- Uses quantitative data
- Ignores biological factors
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