Mistaking randomness for free will
@article{Ebert2011MistakingRF, title={Mistaking randomness for free will}, author={Jeffrey P. Ebert and D. 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… CONTINUE READING
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