The Nature, Common Usage, and Implications of Free Will and Determinism

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Behavior and Philosophy 36:97 - 111 (2008)
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Philosophers and psychologists have debated what is meant by free will as well as the nature of human choice. However, only recently have data been gathered to consider common usage of the term; our data support college students' belief in free will as indicating some degree of choice that is not constrained by genetic or environmental factors and as separate from a "soft" determinism perspective. How free will and determinism beliefs relate to other psychological attitudes, such as moral responsibility and tolerance, is also considered

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