Abstract
This chapter conceptualizes free will as executive functioning. Free will is for goaldirected and therefore future-oriented behaviors, which are governed by a limited stock of energy. Planning, decision making, future orientation, and theory of mind behaviors are reviewed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Free Will and Consciousness |
| Subtitle of host publication | How Might They Work? |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780199863341 |
| ISBN (Print) | 019538976X, 9780195389760 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 10 2010 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Choice
- Free will
- Interpersonal behaviors
- Mental time travel
- Planning
- Rationality
- Theory of mind