The concept of Stop and Go Determinism was introduced by whom?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Taylor
Griffith Taylor gave the idea of neo-determinism, or stop and go determinism.
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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. Those of you who live in cities and those who have visited a city, might have seen that traffic is regulated by lights on the cross-roads. Red light means ‘stop’, amber light provides a gap between red and green lights ‘to get set’ and green light means ‘go’.” |