Question

One of the great debates that has shaped the field of psychology is the question of whether people choose their behaviors or are obliged to act in certain ways by factors beyond their control. This is known as the __________ debate.

Answer 1

Answer:

Free Will - Determinism Debate

Explanation:

In the Free Will - Determinism Debate, two opposing views about human psychology clash.

Those who believe in free will think that humans have agency to act in the ways they want, and to freely decide what course of action to take according to external conditions. (even if they cannot fully control those external conditions).

Those who believe in determinism think that free will does not exist because external conditions, or conditions outside one's control, always determine (hence the term determinism) the course of action of life path that a person takes.