APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Whose Will Is Freer? a Bayesian Investigation of Free Will Across Moral Scenarios
- Nathan Kemper
University at Albany, State University of New York - Dylan Campbell
University at Albany, State University of New York - Anna-Kaisa Newheiser
University at Albany, State University of New York
Abstract
Who has more free will, the necrophiliac or the murderer? Using moral vignettes, we found that perpetrators of harm were attributed more ability to control their actions compared to purity norm violators. The findings indicate that people make differential assessments of agency depending on the type of moral violation.
Social Cognition
