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Is Psychology a Science? The debate surrounding free will and determinism is one that has occupied psychologists and philosophers for centuries. Those who believe in determinism believe that all behaviour is determined by external and internal forces acting on the person. An example of an external force would be parents rewarding certain type of behaviour, therefore further encouraging it, whilst an internal force would be that of hormones. Those who believe in free will believe matters are slightly more complex. They agree that external and internal factors do exist but that people have free will to choose their behaviour. The argument of freewill and determinism can be summed up by the questions "could a person's behaviour have been different in a certain situation if they willed it?" Those who believe in determinism would argue no whilst those who believe in free will would say yes. Determinism is espoused by more theories...

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