Perceptions of Undue Influence Shed Light on the Folk Conception of Autonomy.

ABSTRACT: Advances in psychology and neuroscience have elucidated the social aspects of human agency, leading to a broad shift in our thinking about fundamental concepts such as autonomy and responsibility. Here, we address a critical aspect of this inquiry by investigating how people consider the socio-relational nature of their own agency, particularly the influence of others on their perceived control over their decisions and actions. Specifically, in a series of studies using contrastive vignettes, we examine public attitudes about when external influences on everyday decisions are perceived as "undue" - that is, as undermining the control conditions for these decisions to be considered autonomous - vs. when they are perceived as appropriate and even supportive of autonomous decision-making. We

SUBMITTER: Niker F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6092627 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature