It’s in Your Control: Free Will Beliefs and Attribution of Blame to Obese People and People with Mental Illness
People’s belief in free will is shown to influence the perception of personal control in self and others. The current study tested the hypothesis that individuals who believe in free will attribute stronger personal blame to obese people and to people with mental illness (schizophrenia) for their ad...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of California Press
2020-06-01
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Series: | Collabra: Psychology |
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Online Access: | https://www.collabra.org/articles/305 |