environmental determinism
noun [ U ] social sciences specialized uk/ɪn.vaɪ.rənˌmen.təl dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nɪ.zəm/ us/ɪn.vaɪr.ənˌmen.t̬əl dɪˈtɝː.mə.nɪ.zəm/
环境决定论
the theory that a person's physical environment decides how they behave and develop, how intelligent they are, etc.
Humanistic psychology emphasized self-determination over biological or environmental determinism. 人本主义心理学强调自我决定，而不是生物或环境决定论。
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- Advocates of environmental determinism posited that the environment limits human cultural development.
- Environmental determinism is the proposition that the social forces to which individuals are exposed in their environment control all moral thinking, feeling, striving and behaving.
- Nineteenth century environmental determinism held that climate and terrain largely determined human activity and psychology, an approach which supported racism and colonialism.