- April 8, 2010
- 06:00 AM
- 159 views
Will you read this post? Think about it…
by David Winter in Careers - in Theory
What do you think would motivate people more — getting them to focus on what they will do or asking them to think about whether they will do it or not?... Read more »
Ibrahim Senay, Dolores Albarracín, & Kenji Noguchi. (2010) Motivating Goal-Directed Behavior Through Introspective Self-Talk: The Role of the Interrogative Form of Simple Future Tense. Psychological Science. info:/10.1177/0956797610364751
Vohs, K., & Schooler, J. (2008) The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating. Psychological Science, 19(1), 49-54. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02045.x
Greenwald, A., Carnot, C., Beach, R., & Young, B. (1987) Increasing voting behavior by asking people if they expect to vote. Journal of Applied Psychology, 72(2), 315-318. DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.72.2.315
- December 16, 2009
- 06:54 AM
- 301 views
Why belief in free will is important: its pro-social and moral implications
by sandygautam in The Mouse Trap
I recently stumbled upon the Psychology Today blog of Roy F Baumeiester and went through some lively blog posts that were exchanged between him and other PT bloggers especially John Bargh on the issue of free will. Thoise exchanges are worth reading by themselves and are highly recommeneded.
This post meanwhile is not about whether free will exists or not [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
Related posts:Moral Reasoning: two competing processes for intention and outcome ide........ Read more »
Baumeister, R., Masicampo, E., & DeWall, C. (2009) Prosocial Benefits of Feeling Free: Disbelief in Free Will Increases Aggression and Reduces Helpfulness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin_id, 35(2), 260-268. http://psp.sagepub.com/cgi/doi/10.1177/0146167208327217
Vohs, K., & Schooler, J. (2008) The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating. Psychological Science, 19(1), 49-54. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02045.x
- April 30, 2009
- 06:21 AM
- 132 views
Wieso ehrlich sein wenn wir keinen freien Willen haben?
by Bastian Greshake in Weissbier & Wissenschaft
Bastian sagt:
Vielleicht ist die Überschrift etwas hart, aber im Kern ist es genau das was Wissenschaftler vermuten: Wenn Menschen davon überzeugt sind das ihre Handlungen durch ihre Gene oder andere Dinge vorherbestimmt sind dann sollten sie weniger Grund haben moralisch zu handeln weil sie ja die perfekte Ausrede für ihr Verhalten haben.
Dieser Hypothese haben sich [...]... Read more »
Vohs, K., & Schooler, J. (2008) The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating. Psychological Science, 19(1), 49-54. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02045.x
- May 17, 2008
- 11:19 PM
- 187 views
Free will ain't what it used to be
by Colin Clark in Mens Rea
Perceptions of free will can affect how people act.... Read more »
Vohs, K., & Schooler, J. (2008) The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating. Psychological Science, 19(1), 49-54. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02045.x
- April 22, 2008
- 04:00 PM
- 480 views
Changing belief in free will can cause students to cheat
by Dave Munger in Cognitive Daily
Do we have free will? While some may see the question as trivial, it's a challenging topic that has been actively debated for centuries. Whether or not you believe a god is involved, a case can be made that free will is simply an illusion, and that every "decision" we make is completely controlled by factors outside of an individual's control.
Yet others have argued that a belief in free will is essential to morality. If we don't actually have any control over the decis........ Read more »
Kathleen Vohs, & Jonathan W Schooler. (2008) The Value of Believing in Free Will: Encouraging a Belief in Determinism Increases Cheating. Psychological Science, 19(1), 49-54. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02045.x
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