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social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > the self > apparent mental causation
social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > action control > apparent mental causation

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apparent mental causation  

Definition

  • Definition The theory of apparent mental causation outlines the conditions under which people experience a sense of consciously willing their actions. Although people often feel that their conscious thoughts cause their actions, this feeling is illusory, as both their actions and their experience of willing them arise independently from unconscious sources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Apparent Mental Causation]

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