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Katzir, Maayan ORCID: 0000-0002-0498-9093 and Genschow, Oliver (2022). Automatic or controlled: How does disbelief in free will influence cognitive functioning? Br. J. Psychol., 113 (4). S. 1121 - 1143. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 2044-8295

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Abstract

Most people believe in free will. Past research has indicated that reducing this belief has numerous downstream consequences including everyday outcomes as well as neural and cognitive correlates associated with a reduction of self-control. However, the exact mechanisms through which a reduction in free will belief affects self-control are still a matter of investigation. In the present registered report, we used a task switching paradigm to examine whether reducing belief in free will makes people less controlled or whether it enhances their reliance on automatic impulses. Using Bayesian sequential analysis, we failed to conceptually replicate the previous link between free will belief and cognitive control. Our registered report plan mostly accumulated substantial evidence supporting the null hypothesis. That is, diminished belief in free will does neither impact control nor automaticity. Theoretical implications of this finding are discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Katzir, Maayan UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-0498-9093 UNSPECIFIED Genschow, Oliver UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-668299
DOI:	10.1111/bjop.12578
Journal or Publication Title:	Br. J. Psychol.
Volume:	113
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 1121 - 1143
Date:	2022
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	2044-8295
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language BACKWARD INHIBITION; SELF-CONTROL; MORAL RESPONSIBILITY; WEAKENING BELIEF; FOLK INTUITIONS; TASK; SUPPRESSION; DETERMINISM; PREDICTS; PEOPLE Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66829