Free will beliefs are better predicted by dualism than determinism beliefs across different cultures.

ABSTRACT: Most people believe in free will. Whether this belief is warranted or not, free will beliefs (FWB) are foundational for many legal systems and reducing FWB has effects on behavior from the motor to the social level. This raises the important question as to which specific FWB people hold. There are many different ways to conceptualize free will, and some might see physical determinism as a threat that might reduce FWB, while others might not. Here, we investigate lay FWB in a large, representative, replicated online survey study in the US and Singapore (n = 1800), assessing differences in FWB with unprecedented depth within and between cultures. Specifically, we assess the relation of FWB, as measured using the Free Will Inventory, to determinism, dualism and related concepts like libertari

SUBMITTER: Wisniewski D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738589 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature