Freeing or freezing decisions? Belief in free will and indecisiveness

Volume: 154, Pages: 49 - 61
Published: Sep 1, 2019
Abstract
Does belief in free will free or freeze decision-making? The existentialist hypothesis, rooted in views of free will as a source of anguish and hesitation, would predict that free will impedes decisions by increasing indecisiveness. In contrast, the evolutionary hypothesis, rooted in views of free will as a driver of effective social functioning, would predict that free will facilitates decisions by reducing indecisiveness. Results of five...
Paper Details
Title
Freeing or freezing decisions? Belief in free will and indecisiveness
Published Date
Sep 1, 2019
Volume
154
Pages
49 - 61
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