Monday, March 17, 2008

Psychologists are the last people to discover the truth about human nature

Lack of free will may aid cheating
Linda Nguyen, Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, February 20, 2008

People are more likely to throw caution to their moral standards and cheat when they believe they have no control over their free will, according to two recently published academic studies.

The studies, both appearing in the American journal Psychological Science last month, found that participants were more likely to cheat when they were told that genes or the environment predetermines their behaviour...

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