Asked by Latricia Mojalefa on Sep 26, 2024

According to Bandura's position on free will versus determinism,we are

A) free agents who can become whatever we choose.
B) (along with our environment) reciprocal determinants of each other.
C) powerless objects controlled by environmental forces.
D) (in the long run) helpless and hopeless in a chaotic universe.

Free Will

The philosophical doctrine that humans have the capacity to make choices free from certain kinds of constraints.

Reciprocal Determinants

Factors that mutually influence each other, as in the interplay between an individual's behavior, personal factors, and environment.

Determinism

The philosophical belief that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.

  • Acquire an understanding of Bandura's stance on the nature of humans, the conflict between determinism and free choice, and the triadic reciprocality theory.