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Correlations with: Free will:compatibilism

N = 931 (target faculty). Cut-off = +/-0.05

n < 10 omitted. Some redundant or trivial correlations are not shown.

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Main Survey questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
God:atheism0.295
atheism theism
compatibilism
81.9%(444/542)
10.1%(55/542)
not compatibilism
59%(157/266)
33.4%(89/266)
Response pairs: 888   p-value: < 0.001
Mind:physicalism0.277
physicalism non-physicalism
compatibilism
65.8%(359/545)
23.6%(129/545)
not compatibilism
43.1%(113/262)
46.1%(121/262)
Response pairs: 887   p-value: < 0.001
Time:B-theory0.237
B-theory A-theory
compatibilism
53.9%(183/339)
23.5%(80/339)
not compatibilism
32.9%(60/182)
41.7%(76/182)
Response pairs: 571   p-value: < 0.001
Metaphilosophy:naturalism0.208
non-naturalism naturalism
compatibilism
22.1%(111/502)
63.5%(319/502)
not compatibilism
41.7%(106/254)
45.6%(116/254)
Response pairs: 830   p-value: < 0.001
Perceptual experience:representationalism0.168
representationalism not representationalism
compatibilism
46.2%(197/426)
37%(158/426)
not compatibilism
34.7%(75/216)
54.1%(117/216)
Response pairs: 697   p-value: < 0.001
External world:non-skeptical realism0.168
non-skeptical realism not non-skeptical realism
compatibilism
89.1%(479/537)
8.7%(47/537)
not compatibilism
73.9%(196/265)
21.5%(57/265)
Response pairs: 884   p-value: < 0.001
Personal identity:psychological view0.162
psychological view not psychological view
compatibilism
42.9%(210/489)
34.5%(169/489)
not compatibilism
34.5%(83/240)
53.3%(128/240)
Response pairs: 792   p-value: < 0.001
not Zombies:metaphysically possible0.16
metaphysically possible not metaphysically possible
compatibilism
21.3%(105/492)
65.4%(322/492)
not compatibilism
37.2%(91/244)
52.4%(128/244)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: < 0.001
Knowledge:empiricism0.142
empiricism rationalism
compatibilism
45.9%(249/542)
30%(163/542)
not compatibilism
36.6%(97/265)
44.9%(119/265)
Response pairs: 889   p-value: < 0.001
not External world:skepticism0.129
skepticism not skepticism
compatibilism
2.6%(14/537)
95.3%(512/537)
not compatibilism
9.8%(26/265)
85.6%(227/265)
Response pairs: 884   p-value: < 0.001
Mental content:externalism0.124
internalism externalism
compatibilism
23%(117/507)
63.1%(320/507)
not compatibilism
34.1%(85/249)
53.4%(133/249)
Response pairs: 830   p-value: < 0.001
Zombies:conceivable but not metaphysically possible0.122
conceivable but not metaphysically possible not conceivable but not metaphysically possible
compatibilism
44.5%(219/492)
42.2%(208/492)
not compatibilism
34.8%(85/244)
54.9%(134/244)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: < 0.001
not Personal identity:further-fact view0.115
further-fact view not further-fact view
compatibilism
8.7%(43/489)
68.7%(336/489)
not compatibilism
25.8%(62/240)
62%(149/240)
Response pairs: 792   p-value: 0.001
Truth:deflationary0.112
deflationary not deflationary
compatibilism
29.4%(149/506)
65.8%(333/506)
not compatibilism
21.2%(54/254)
74.4%(189/254)
Response pairs: 833   p-value: 0.001
not Moral judgment:cognitivism0.104
cognitivism non-cognitivism
compatibilism
69.3%(365/526)
22.6%(119/526)
not compatibilism
77.2%(194/251)
16.7%(42/251)
Response pairs: 853   p-value: 0.002
not Knowledge claims:invariantism0.103
invariantism not invariantism
compatibilism
33.1%(161/485)
57.3%(278/485)
not compatibilism
44.7%(102/228)
42.5%(97/228)
Response pairs: 778   p-value: 0.004
Normative ethics:consequentialism0.098
consequentialism not consequentialism
compatibilism
28.4%(138/485)
55.6%(270/485)
not compatibilism
27%(62/229)
68.5%(157/229)
Response pairs: 779   p-value: 0.006
Laws of nature:Humean0.095
Humean non-Humean
compatibilism
29.4%(151/512)
61.1%(313/512)
not compatibilism
21.7%(56/258)
69.7%(180/258)
Response pairs: 839   p-value: 0.005
Knowledge claims:contextualism0.093
contextualism not contextualism
compatibilism
51.5%(250/485)
38.9%(189/485)
not compatibilism
38.1%(87/228)
49.1%(112/228)
Response pairs: 778   p-value: 0.009
Epistemic justification:externalism0.087
externalism internalism
compatibilism
53.9%(277/513)
29.2%(150/513)
not compatibilism
49.2%(125/254)
37.4%(95/254)
Response pairs: 841   p-value: 0.011
not External world:idealism0.087
idealism not idealism
compatibilism
3.3%(18/537)
94.5%(508/537)
not compatibilism
6.7%(18/265)
88.6%(235/265)
Response pairs: 884   p-value: 0.009
Meta-ethics:moral anti-realism0.086
moral realism moral anti-realism
compatibilism
56.8%(304/535)
35.1%(188/535)
not compatibilism
63.9%(165/258)
30.2%(78/258)
Response pairs: 871   p-value: 0.011
Teletransporter:survival0.085
survival death
compatibilism
44.2%(219/495)
34.3%(170/495)
not compatibilism
40%(95/237)
41.7%(99/237)
Response pairs: 800   p-value: 0.016
Trolley problem:switch0.081
switch don't switch
compatibilism
76.9%(400/520)
11.1%(58/520)
not compatibilism
74.1%(181/244)
11.4%(28/244)
Response pairs: 840   p-value: 0.018
Science:scientific realism0.08
scientific realism scientific anti-realism
compatibilism
79.7%(428/537)
13.7%(74/537)
not compatibilism
74.9%(197/263)
18.6%(49/263)
Response pairs: 877   p-value: 0.017
Abstract objects:nominalism0.08
nominalism Platonism
compatibilism
42%(223/530)
46.9%(249/530)
not compatibilism
34.7%(89/256)
58.2%(149/256)
Response pairs: 864   p-value: 0.018
Politics:egalitarianism0.078
egalitarianism not egalitarianism
compatibilism
47.4%(214/451)
36.5%(165/451)
not compatibilism
37.6%(82/218)
49%(107/218)
Response pairs: 736   p-value: 0.034
not Normative ethics:virtue ethics0.073
virtue ethics not virtue ethics
compatibilism
18.1%(88/485)
65.9%(320/485)
not compatibilism
30.1%(69/229)
65.5%(150/229)
Response pairs: 779   p-value: 0.041
Perceptual experience:disjunctivism0.068
disjunctivism not disjunctivism
compatibilism
14.5%(62/426)
68.7%(293/426)
not compatibilism
11.5%(25/216)
77.3%(167/216)
Response pairs: 697   p-value: 0.072
Newcomb's problem:two boxes0.067
two boxes one box
compatibilism
48.3%(200/414)
31.1%(129/414)
not compatibilism
41.2%(73/177)
35%(62/177)
Response pairs: 644   p-value: 0.089
not Politics:communitarianism0.066
communitarianism not communitarianism
compatibilism
15.5%(70/451)
68.5%(309/451)
not compatibilism
25.6%(56/218)
61%(133/218)
Response pairs: 736   p-value: 0.073
Zombies:inconceivable0.061
inconceivable not inconceivable
compatibilism
19.3%(95/492)
67.4%(332/492)
not compatibilism
15.9%(39/244)
73.7%(180/244)
Response pairs: 803   p-value: 0.084
not Politics:libertarianism0.056
libertarianism not libertarianism
compatibilism
11.7%(53/451)
72.2%(326/451)
not compatibilism
16%(35/218)
70.6%(154/218)
Response pairs: 736   p-value: 0.129
not Perceptual experience:qualia theory0.054
qualia theory not qualia theory
compatibilism
14%(60/426)
69.2%(295/426)
not compatibilism
21.2%(46/216)
67.5%(146/216)
Response pairs: 697   p-value: 0.154
Proper names:Millian0.05
Millian Fregean
compatibilism
43.3%(200/461)
40.1%(185/461)
not compatibilism
43.9%(102/232)
43.9%(102/232)
Response pairs: 756   p-value: 0.169
Aesthetic value:subjective0.05
subjective objective
compatibilism
40.8%(216/529)
45.1%(239/529)
not compatibilism
35%(90/257)
53.3%(137/257)
Response pairs: 866   p-value: 0.141

Philosophical orientation

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
not AOS:Philosophy of Religion0.207
Philosophy of Religion not Philosophy of Religion
compatibilism
2.1%(12/550)
97.8%(538/550)
not compatibilism
12.3%(33/267)
87.6%(234/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: < 0.001
metasurvey:accuracy0.112
accuracy ≥ median accuracy < median
compatibilism
54.8%(68/124)
45.1%(56/124)
not compatibilism
43%(28/65)
56.9%(37/65)
Response pairs: 204   p-value: 0.11
not xian:Leibniz0.108
Leibniz not Leibniz
compatibilism
0.9%(5/550)
99%(545/550)
not compatibilism
3.3%(9/267)
96.6%(258/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.001
xian:Davidson0.107
Davidson not Davidson
compatibilism
6.9%(38/550)
93%(512/550)
not compatibilism
2.2%(6/267)
97.7%(261/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.001
not AOS:17th/18th Century Philosophy0.098
17th/18th Century Philosophy not 17th/18th Century Philosophy
compatibilism
9%(50/550)
90.9%(500/550)
not compatibilism
16.4%(44/267)
83.5%(223/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.003
not xian:Spinoza0.082
Spinoza not Spinoza
compatibilism
1.4%(8/550)
98.5%(542/550)
not compatibilism
4.1%(11/267)
95.8%(256/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.013
xian:Carnap0.079
Carnap not Carnap
compatibilism
5.8%(32/550)
94.1%(518/550)
not compatibilism
2.9%(8/267)
97%(259/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.017
AOS:Normative Ethics0.076
Normative Ethics not Normative Ethics
compatibilism
17.2%(95/550)
82.7%(455/550)
not compatibilism
11.9%(32/267)
88%(235/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.022
AOS:Aesthetics0.074
Aesthetics not Aesthetics
compatibilism
5%(28/550)
94.9%(522/550)
not compatibilism
1.8%(5/267)
98.1%(262/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.026
xian:Frege0.071
Frege not Frege
compatibilism
8.9%(49/550)
91%(501/550)
not compatibilism
4.4%(12/267)
95.5%(255/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.033
tradition:analytic0.069
analytic continental
compatibilism
90%(495/550)
3%(17/550)
not compatibilism
87.2%(233/267)
4.4%(12/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.038
not AOS:Metaphysics0.069
Metaphysics not Metaphysics
compatibilism
23.6%(130/550)
76.3%(420/550)
not compatibilism
31.8%(85/267)
68.1%(182/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.038
xian:Rawls0.068
Rawls not Rawls
compatibilism
6%(33/550)
94%(517/550)
not compatibilism
2.2%(6/267)
97.7%(261/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.041
AOS:Philosophy of Language0.063
Philosophy of Language not Philosophy of Language
compatibilism
20.3%(112/550)
79.6%(438/550)
not compatibilism
13.4%(36/267)
86.5%(231/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.059
AOS:Decision Theory0.06
Decision Theory not Decision Theory
compatibilism
4.1%(23/550)
95.8%(527/550)
not compatibilism
2.2%(6/267)
97.7%(261/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.072
not AOS:Philosophy of Cognitive Science0.057
Philosophy of Cognitive Science not Philosophy of Cognitive Science
compatibilism
5%(28/550)
94.9%(522/550)
not compatibilism
8.6%(23/267)
91.3%(244/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.087
not xian:Husserl0.057
Husserl not Husserl
compatibilism
0.5%(3/550)
99.4%(547/550)
not compatibilism
1.8%(5/267)
98.1%(262/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.087
xian:Mill0.056
Mill not Mill
compatibilism
5.2%(29/550)
94.7%(521/550)
not compatibilism
2.2%(6/267)
97.7%(261/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.093
xian:Lewis0.054
Lewis not Lewis
compatibilism
9%(50/550)
90.9%(500/550)
not compatibilism
5.6%(15/267)
94.3%(252/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.105

Background questions

Answer Corrrelation coefficient
affil:region:Canada0.083
Canada not Canada
compatibilism
10.3%(57/550)
89.6%(493/550)
not compatibilism
4.8%(13/267)
95.1%(254/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.012
not nationality_region:United States0.071
United States not United States
compatibilism
47.2%(260/550)
52.7%(290/550)
not compatibilism
56.9%(152/267)
43%(115/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.033
nationality_region:Canada0.069
Canada not Canada
compatibilism
8.3%(46/550)
91.6%(504/550)
not compatibilism
3.7%(10/267)
96.2%(257/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.038
phd_region:Europe0.064
Europe not Europe
compatibilism
6%(33/550)
94%(517/550)
not compatibilism
3.3%(9/267)
96.6%(258/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.055
not affil:region:United States0.064
United States not United States
compatibilism
58.1%(320/550)
41.8%(230/550)
not compatibilism
67.4%(180/267)
32.5%(87/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.055
nationality_region:Europe0.061
Europe not Europe
compatibilism
14.5%(80/550)
85.4%(470/550)
not compatibilism
8.6%(23/267)
91.3%(244/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.067
year_of_birth0.059
year_of_birth ≥ median year_of_birth < median
compatibilism
52%(267/513)
47.9%(246/513)
not compatibilism
47.3%(118/249)
52.6%(131/249)
Response pairs: 840   p-value: 0.087
nationality_region:Australasia0.058
Australasia not Australasia
compatibilism
6.7%(37/550)
93.2%(513/550)
not compatibilism
4.1%(11/267)
95.8%(256/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.082
affil:region:Europe0.054
Europe not Europe
compatibilism
7.6%(42/550)
92.3%(508/550)
not compatibilism
4.8%(13/267)
95.1%(254/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.105
gender:female0.051
female male
compatibilism
20.1%(104/517)
79.8%(413/517)
not compatibilism
13.3%(34/254)
86.6%(220/254)
Response pairs: 849   p-value: 0.137
not nationality_region:United Kingdom0.05
United Kingdom not United Kingdom
compatibilism
14.9%(82/550)
85%(468/550)
not compatibilism
19.4%(52/267)
80.5%(215/267)
Response pairs: 899   p-value: 0.134




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