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'''Psychological determinism''' is the view that psychological phenomena are determined by factors outside of a person's control.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.apa.org/psychological-determinism|title=Psychological determinism|work=APA Dictionary of Psychology|publisher=[[Organization:American Psychological Association|American Psychological Association]]|access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref>

Daniel Bader discusses two forms of psychological determinism:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://peripatus.blogspot.com/2005/07/psychological-determinism.html |title=Psychological Determinism |date = 29 July 2005 |access-date=18 August 2017 |work=The Lyceum |first=Daniel |last=Bader}}</ref>
* Orectic psychological determinism is the view that we always act upon our greatest drive. This is often called psychological hedonism, and if the drive is specified for self-interest, [[Philosophy:Psychological egoism|psychological egoism]].
* Rational psychological determinism claims that we always act according to our "strongest" or "best" reason.

==See also==
*[[Philosophy:Free will|Free will]]
*[[Determinism]]
*[[Philosophy:Moral nihilism|Moral nihilism]]
*[[Philosophy:Moral skepticism|Moral skepticism]]

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