mechanistic
adjective uk/ˌmek.əˈnɪs.tɪk/ us/ˌmek.əˈnɪs.tɪk/
机械论（者）的
thinking of living things as if they were machines
According to mechanistic views of behaviour, human action can be explained in terms of cause and effect. 根据行为机械论的观点，人类的行为可以用因果关系来解释。