Mistaking randomness for free will

@article{Ebert2011MistakingRF,
  title={Mistaking randomness for free will},
  author={Jeffrey P. Ebert and Daniel M. Wegner},
  journal={Consciousness and Cognition},
  year={2011},
  volume={20},
  pages={965-971}
}
Belief in free will is widespread. The present research considered one reason why people may believe that actions are freely chosen rather than determined: they attribute randomness in behavior to free will. Experiment 1 found that participants who were prompted to perform a random sequence of actions experienced their behavior as more freely chosen than those who were prompted to perform a deterministic sequence. Likewise, Experiment 2 found that, all else equal, the behavior of animated… 
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