The freedom to excel: Belief in free will predicts better academic performance
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- 作者：Gilad Feldmana ; giladfel@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Subramanya Prasad Chandrashekarb ; spc@ust.hk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Kin Fai Ellick Wongb ; mnewong@ust.hk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Academic performance ; Belief in free will ; Beliefs ; Task performance
- 刊名：Personality and Individual Differences
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：90
- 期：Complete
- 页码：377-383
- 全文大小：334 K
文摘
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Two studies demonstrated the relationship between the belief in free will and academic performance.
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In Study 1, belief in free will predicted better academic task performance on a spell checking task.
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In Study 2, a time-lagged study in real academic settings, belief in free will predicted better academic grades.
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Belief in free will is a significant unique predictor of academic achievement, beyond implicit theories and self-control.