title: Embodied free will beliefs: some effects of physical states on metaphysical opinions.
abstract: The present research suggests that people's bodily states affect their beliefs about free will. People with epilepsy and people with panic disorder, which are disorders characterized by a lack of control over one's body, reported less belief in free will compared to people without such disorders (Study 1). The more intensely people felt sexual desire, physical tiredness, and the urge to urinate, the less they believed in free will (Study 2). Among non-dieters, the more intensely they felt hunger, the less they believed in free will. However, dieters showed a trend in the opposite direction (Study 3).
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, 1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States. Electronic address: ent@psy.fsu.edu.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ent
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, 1107 West Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States.
authors.forename: Roy F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Baumeister
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004328:Drive; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Embodied cognition; Free will