I could have done otherwise: Availability of counterfactual comparisons informs the sense of agency

Volume: 49, Pages: 237 - 244
Published: Mar 1, 2017
Abstract
Personal control and agency are closely associated with the counterfactual notion that a person could have done otherwise (CDO). In both philosophy and law, this counterfactual evaluation determines responsibility and punishment, yet little is known about its influence on agents' experience during action. We used a risky decision-making task to study how counterfactual evaluations influenced participants' sense of agency. Two factors were...
Paper Details
Title
I could have done otherwise: Availability of counterfactual comparisons informs the sense of agency
Published Date
Mar 1, 2017
Volume
49
Pages
237 - 244
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