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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, Vol. 13, No. 8, 01.11.2022, p. 1259-1268.

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Genschow, O & Lange, J 2022, 'Belief in Free Will Is Related to Internal Attribution in Self-Perception', Social Psychological and Personality Science, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1259-1268. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211057711

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Genschow, O., & Lange, J. (2022). Belief in Free Will Is Related to Internal Attribution in Self-Perception. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 13(8), 1259-1268. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506211057711

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Genschow O, Lange J. Belief in Free Will Is Related to Internal Attribution in Self-Perception. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 2022 Nov 1;13(8):1259-1268. doi: 10.1177/19485506211057711

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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/).",
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