Compare and contrast hard determinism and soft determinism as it relates to personal responsibility.
What will be an ideal response?
Proponents of hard determinism contend that the causes of human behavior function
in an automatic, mechanistic manner, which means that we don't have any personal
responsibility over our actions. In contrast, proponents of soft determinism argue that
cognitive processes such as intentions, motives, beliefs, and values intervene between
experience and behavior. For proponents of soft determinism, people can choose
between the given options in a situation; therefore, people bear responsibility for their
actions.
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a. systematic observations b. repeated observations c. interpreted observations d. hit or miss observations
What factors mentioned in your text might create stress that could be decreased or prevented through global, sociocultural interventions?
a. Sexism b. Racism c. Religious discrimination d. All of these are stress-promoting factors that could be addressed in sociocultural interventions
Describe the similarities and differences between individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and individuals diagnosed with the anxiety disorder called obsessive-compulsive disorder.
What will be an ideal response?
Amy sees her rejection from one job interview as proof that she will never be successful. According to Beck, which cognitive error is Amy making?
a. selective abstraction c. absolutist thinking b. magnification d. overgeneralization