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Genschow, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0001-6322-4392, Cracco, Emiel ORCID: 0000-0003-4043-5992, Schneider, Jana ORCID: 0000-0003-3531-1696, Protzko, John ORCID: 0000-0001-5710-8635, Wisniewski, David, Brass, Marcel ORCID: 0000-0002-3364-4019 and Schooler, Jonathan W. (2023). Manipulating Belief in Free Will and Its Downstream Consequences: A Meta-Analysis. Pers. Soc. Psychol. Rev., 27 (1). S. 52 - 83. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. ISSN 1532-7957

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Abstract

Ever since some scientists and popular media put forward the idea that free will is an illusion, the question has risen what would happen if people stopped believing in free will. Psychological research has investigated this question by testing the consequences of experimentally weakening people's free will beliefs. The results of these investigations have been mixed, with successful experiments and unsuccessful replications. This raises two fundamental questions: Can free will beliefs be manipulated, and do such manipulations have downstream consequences? In a meta-analysis including 145 experiments (95 unpublished), we show that exposing individuals to anti-free will manipulations decreases belief in free will and increases belief in determinism. However, we could not find evidence for downstream consequences. Our findings have important theoretical implications for research on free will beliefs and contribute to the discussion of whether reducing people's belief in free will has societal consequences.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Genschow, Oliver UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6322-4392 UNSPECIFIED Cracco, Emiel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-5992 UNSPECIFIED Schneider, Jana UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-1696 UNSPECIFIED Protzko, John UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5710-8635 UNSPECIFIED Wisniewski, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Brass, Marcel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3364-4019 UNSPECIFIED Schooler, Jonathan W. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-685642
DOI:	10.1177/10888683221087527
Journal or Publication Title:	Pers. Soc. Psychol. Rev.
Volume:	27
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 52 - 83
Date:	2023
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Place of Publication:	THOUSAND OAKS
ISSN:	1532-7957
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ROBUST VARIANCE-ESTIMATION; SMALL-SAMPLE ADJUSTMENTS; DEPENDENT EFFECT SIZES; WEAKENING BELIEF; FOLK INTUITIONS; META-REGRESSION; DISBELIEF; DETERMINISM; PSYCHOLOGY; PUNISHMENT Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/68564