Belief in Free Will Is Related to Internal Attribution in Self-Perception

Oliver Genschow; Jens Lange

doi:10.1177/19485506211057711

Belief in Free Will Is Related to Internal Attribution in Self-Perception

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Belief in Free Will Is Related to Internal Attribution in Self-Perception. / Genschow, Oliver; Lange, Jens.
in: Social Psychological and Personality Science, Jahrgang 13, Nr. 8, 01.11.2022, S. 1259-1268.

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title = "Belief in Free Will Is Related to Internal Attribution in Self-Perception",

abstract = "Past research indicates that individuals{\textquoteright} belief in free will is related to attributing others{\textquoteright} behavior to internal causes. An open question is whether belief in free will is related to the attribution of one{\textquoteright}s own action. To answer this question, we tested two opposing predictions against each other by assessing the relation of belief in free will with the self-serving bias—individuals{\textquoteright} tendency to attribute personal success more strongly to internal forces and failure to external forces. The resource hypothesis predicts that a higher endorsement in free will belief relates to a lower self-serving bias. The intention attribution hypothesis predicts that belief in free will relates to higher internal attributions, as compared with external attributions, irrespective of success and failure. Meta-analytic evidence across five high-powered studies (total N = 1,137) supports the intention attribution hypothesis, but not the resource hypothesis (materials and data are available on the Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/2a89c/).",

keywords = "free will belief, intention attribution, self-regulation, self-serving bias, Business psychology",

author = "Oliver Genschow and Jens Lange",

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year = "2022",

month = nov,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1177/19485506211057711",

language = "English",

volume = "13",

pages = "1259--1268",

journal = "Social Psychological and Personality Science",

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N2 - Past research indicates that individuals’ belief in free will is related to attributing others’ behavior to internal causes. An open question is whether belief in free will is related to the attribution of one’s own action. To answer this question, we tested two opposing predictions against each other by assessing the relation of belief in free will with the self-serving bias—individuals’ tendency to attribute personal success more strongly to internal forces and failure to external forces. The resource hypothesis predicts that a higher endorsement in free will belief relates to a lower self-serving bias. The intention attribution hypothesis predicts that belief in free will relates to higher internal attributions, as compared with external attributions, irrespective of success and failure. Meta-analytic evidence across five high-powered studies (total N = 1,137) supports the intention attribution hypothesis, but not the resource hypothesis (materials and data are available on the Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/2a89c/).

AB - Past research indicates that individuals’ belief in free will is related to attributing others’ behavior to internal causes. An open question is whether belief in free will is related to the attribution of one’s own action. To answer this question, we tested two opposing predictions against each other by assessing the relation of belief in free will with the self-serving bias—individuals’ tendency to attribute personal success more strongly to internal forces and failure to external forces. The resource hypothesis predicts that a higher endorsement in free will belief relates to a lower self-serving bias. The intention attribution hypothesis predicts that belief in free will relates to higher internal attributions, as compared with external attributions, irrespective of success and failure. Meta-analytic evidence across five high-powered studies (total N = 1,137) supports the intention attribution hypothesis, but not the resource hypothesis (materials and data are available on the Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/2a89c/).

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KW - self-regulation

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