Who introduced stop and go determinism?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Griffith Taylor
Griffith Taylor called his middle path between environmental determinism and possibilism neodeterminism, or stop and go determinism, like the red, amber and green lights of traffic.
Note: This question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 03-06-2025 (Slot 1, same) and 21-05-2025 (Slot 1, same), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 18-06-2023 (Slot 2, same) and 25-05-2023 (Slot 2, similar).
NCERT (2026-27): “A geographer, Griffith Taylor introduced another concept which reflects a middle path (Madhyam Marg) between the two ideas of environmental determinism and possibilism. He termed it as Neodeterminism or stop and go determinism.” |