Outputs (3)

On the Necessity of Consciousness for Sophisticated Human Action (2018)
Journal Article
Baumeister, R., Lau, S., Maranges, H., & Clark, C. (2018). On the Necessity of Consciousness for Sophisticated Human Action. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 1925. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01925

In this essay, we aim to counter and qualify the epiphenomenalist challenge proposed in this special issue on the grounds of empirical and theoretical arguments. The current body of scientific knowledge strongly indicates that conscious thought is a... Read More about On the Necessity of Consciousness for Sophisticated Human Action.

At Least Bias Is Bipartisan: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Partisan Bias in Liberals and Conservatives (2018)
Journal Article
Ditto, P., Liu, B., Clark, C., Wojcik, S., Chen, E., Grady, R., …Zinger, J. (2019). At Least Bias Is Bipartisan: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Partisan Bias in Liberals and Conservatives. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 14(2), 273-291. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617746796

Both liberals and conservatives accuse their political opponents of partisan bias, but is there empirical evidence that one side of the political aisle is indeed more biased than the other? To address this question, we meta-analyzed the results of 51... Read More about At Least Bias Is Bipartisan: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Partisan Bias in Liberals and Conservatives.

Are morally good actions ever free? (2018)
Journal Article
Clark, C., Shniderman, A., Luguri, J., Baumeister, R., & Ditto, P. (2018). Are morally good actions ever free?. Consciousness and Cognition, 63, 161-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2018.05.006

Research has shown that people ascribe more responsibility to morally bad actions than both morally good and neutral ones, suggesting that people do not attribute responsibility to morally good actions. The present work demonstrates that this is not... Read More about Are morally good actions ever free?.