Do we really have free will?

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SOCRATES LESSON based on BBC Reel. Level: Advanced (C)

How important is freedom for you?

Unimportant

Vital

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You freely willed to do this lesson.

Yes

Maybe

Other:

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Watch the video and find out how scientists would answer the previous question.

In the Libet experiment all you have to do is... *

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click a button whenever you feel like it.

spin a spinner and click a button.

watch a spinning dot and click a button whenever you want.

What do you report back to the scientist in the Libet experiment? *

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At what time you felt it was appropriate to wrap up the experiment.

At what time the dot was stirred into motion.

At what time you felt the urge to click the button.

It's been observed that our choices register as.... *

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an increase in brain activity.

a decrease in brain activity.

a build-up of brain activity.

The unconscious readiness potential is registered a second earlier than the conscious urge to click. *

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True

False

Most people would define free will as... *

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the body controlling the mind.

the mind controlling the body.

freedom of the body to obey the commands of the mind.

The implications of the experiment are that... *

Tick TWO correct answers.

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our unconscious brain makes our decisions for us before we become aware of them.

our conscious intentions result from conscious brain activity.

we make decisions through unconscious, subliminal influences.

we make decisions through perfectly conscious influences.

Required

What's the difference between picking and choosing? *

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Picking requires less effort and can be done by our subconscious.

While picking we focus on more complex tasks.

Choosing is less consequential than picking.

Animals like tigers never weigh their options. *

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True

False

We tend to feel freer when... *

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there are constraints on the possible choices we can make.

there are no constraints put upon our possible choices.

we operate within the parameters we set for ourselves.

Is free will just an illusion? What do you think?

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