Free will, the definition can be read as, the ability or discretion to choose; free choice unconstrained by external agencies. Are we truly free? This question has baffled theorists and psychologists for centuries. If someone were to comment from a biological perspective, the answer would be no, humans do not have free will. The same is true for the majority of psychological perspectives. The humanistic as well as the cognitive perspective believe we as humans …showed first 75 words of 851 total…

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