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Exceptionality Effect in Agency Attributions: Exceptional Behaviors are Perceived as Higher Free will than Routine Behaviors Cover

Exceptionality Effect in Agency Attributions: Exceptional Behaviors are Perceived as Higher Free will than Routine Behaviors

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|Feb 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/irsp.591 | Journal eISSN: 2397-8570
Language: English
Submitted on: Mar 4, 2021
Accepted on: Oct 25, 2021
Published on: Feb 16, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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