Free Will And A Sense Of Agency

Question 0

What is free will

Answer 0

We have free choice over our actions

Question 1

What is determinism

Answer 1

Our actions are controlled by the physical laws

Question 2

What is a sense of agency

Answer 2

Feeling like we have authorship over our own actions

And
We are aware of our ability to make things happen in the external world

Question 3

According to Libet (1985) what makes a voluntary action?

Answer 3

1) it arises endogenously, not in direct response to an external stimulus
2) no externally imposed restrictions or compulsions that control subjects initiation and performance of act
3) retrospective thought

Question 4

According to Libet (1985) what are the barriers to freedom

Answer 4

1) boredom
2) time constraints
3) not blinking

Question 5

Describe the method of the Libet study

Answer 5

Ppts asked to either flex finger or wrist at any point
Objective timings were made with EMG for muscle twitch
Objective timings were made using readiness potentials for intention
Subjective timing for will to act made using Libet clock

Results: brain proceeds response : feeling proceeds response (there are more so need to learn those)