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Is the illusion of conscious will an illusion?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2005

Robert J. Sternberg
Robert J. Sternberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, PACE Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8358 www.yale.edu/rjsternberg
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Robert.Sternberg@yale.edu
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This book is a tour de force in showing that what we believe to be actions dictated by conscious will are not, in fact, wholly dictated by conscious will. However, Wegner has fallen into the trap of making claims that go beyond his data to make his case more compelling and newsworthy. Psychology needs to be informed by common sense.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 5 , October 2004, pp. 675 - 676
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004