Tom St Quinton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5455224 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom St Quinton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom St |
| FAMILY NAME | Quinton |
| SIGNATURE | QUINTON T S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leeds Trinity University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5014-4729 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The effectiveness of manipulation characteristics on modifying belief in free will and punishment
Manipulations of belief in free will and behavioral outcomes have demonstrated mixed success raising the question under which conditions free will belief manipulations effectively change beliefs with its downstream consequences. Across four experiments (N = 3182) we tested the importance of commonly used manipulation characteristics by manipulating information type (text only vs. statements only vs. text and statements combined) and participants'…
What Influences Free Will Skeptics to be Skeptics? Identifying the Sources Underlying Disbelief in Free Will
Although the belief in free will is widespread, some individuals (skeptics) do not believe in free will. The study sought to identify some of the factors underlying skeptics’ disbelief in free will. Data taken from a larger study focusing on free will skeptics showed participants’ ( N = 129) skeptical position broadly came from sources related to education and personal features. The most frequently cited sources included websites (e.g. forums and…
Implications of the Tasi taxonomy for understanding inconsistent effects pertaining to free will beliefs
Whether people possess free will has been a long-lasting philosophical debate. Recent attention in social psychology has been given to the behavioral consequences of believing in free will. Research has demonstrated that manipulating free will beliefs has implications for many social behaviors. For example, free will belief manipulations have been associated with cheating, aggressiveness, and prejudice. Despite this work, some of these findings h…
Belief in free will: Integration into social cognition models to promote health behavior
The question of whether free will exists has been debated extensively for centuries. Instead of debating this complex issue, recent work in psychology has sought to understand the consequences of beliefs in free will. That is, how are people’s behaviors influenced when they either believe or do not believe in free will? Amongst many outcomes, research has identified free will beliefs to influence achievement, perseverance, and aggressiveness. We …
Crediting or blaming theories or auxiliary assumptions for empirical victories or defeats
There is no direct way for researchers to test theories. One reason is that theories contain nonobservational terms that refer to unobservable entities. Consequently, researchers add auxiliary assumptions to aid in traversing the distance between theories and empirical hypotheses. The results may confirm the empirical hypothesis, an empirical victory, or the results may disconfirm the empirical hypothesis, an empirical defeat. Either way, it is n…
Free to be Healthy? Free Will Beliefs are Positively Associated With Health Behavior
Previous research has demonstrated that a stronger belief in free will contributes to a variety of socially desirable behaviors. We assessed the correlation between free will beliefs and health behaviors. Four studies ( N = 1172) provide evidence that belief in free will is positively associated with health protective behaviors (e.g., physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, low fat diet) and negatively associated with health risk beha…
The Life of a Free Will Skeptic Is Still Meaningful and Satisfactory
Belief in free will has been shown to positively associate with socially desirable behaviors and outcomes, such as meaning and satisfaction. However, studies have not focused exclusively on the beliefs of incompatibilist free will skeptics. Such skeptics may have different interpretations about what it means to disbelieve in free will than participants typically classified as free will disbelievers. Across three studies including a manipulation (…
A reasoned action approach to understand mobile gambling behavior among college students
The role of free will beliefs in social behavior: Priority areas for future research
Recent research has examined the consequences that holding views about free will has on social behavior. Specifically, through manipulating people's belief in free will, researchers have tested the psychological and behavioral consequences of free will belief change. However, findings of such manipulations have been shown to be relatively small and inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to outline four key areas for researchers in this area t…
The unappreciated relevance of auxiliary assumptions for evaluating theory-based interventions in health psychology
The use of theory in health behavior change interventions has been recently questioned with mixed results found for theory-based intervention effectiveness. But theory testing in intervention depends on not only theoretical assumptions, but on auxiliary assumptions too. Specifically, auxiliary assumptions are required to traverse the distance from nonobservational terms in theories and observational terms at the level of the empirical hypotheses …
Beliefs in free will and determinism: Associations with social cognition and gambling behavior
Beliefs about free will and determinism have been shown to associate with and influence behavior. The present study examined the relationship between these beliefs, key social cognitive constructs, and gambling behavior. A cross-sectional design was used with assessments taken of participants’ (N = 316) past gambling behavior; beliefs in free will and determinism; and attitude, perceived behavioral control, and intention toward gambling. Four wee…
Bridging the Gap Between Health Psychology and Philosophy: An Existential Approach to Promoting Physical Activity
Participation rates in a number of health-related behaviors, such as physical activity, have shown recent declines. To promote participation, psychological health behavior change theories have been developed to understand and help identify relevant psychological processes. Such processes can then be targeted within interventions utilizing specific behavior change techniques (BCTs). Although the use of these theories and BCTs is useful in facilita…
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Bridging the Gap Between Health Psychology and Philosophy: An Existential Approach to Promoting Physical Activity
Participation rates in a number of health-related behaviors, such as physical activity, have shown recent declines. To promote participation, psychological health behavior change theories have been developed to understand and help identify relevant psychological processes. Such processes can then be targeted within interventions utilizing specific behavior change techniques (BCTs). Although the use of these theories and BCTs is useful in facilita…
The unappreciated relevance of auxiliary assumptions for evaluating theory-based interventions in health psychology
The use of theory in health behavior change interventions has been recently questioned with mixed results found for theory-based intervention effectiveness. But theory testing in intervention depends on not only theoretical assumptions, but on auxiliary assumptions too. Specifically, auxiliary assumptions are required to traverse the distance from nonobservational terms in theories and observational terms at the level of the empirical hypotheses …
Beliefs in free will and determinism: Associations with social cognition and gambling behavior
Beliefs about free will and determinism have been shown to associate with and influence behavior. The present study examined the relationship between these beliefs, key social cognitive constructs, and gambling behavior. A cross-sectional design was used with assessments taken of participants’ (N = 316) past gambling behavior; beliefs in free will and determinism; and attitude, perceived behavioral control, and intention toward gambling. Four wee…
A reasoned action approach to understand mobile gambling behavior among college students
The role of free will beliefs in social behavior: Priority areas for future research
Recent research has examined the consequences that holding views about free will has on social behavior. Specifically, through manipulating people's belief in free will, researchers have tested the psychological and behavioral consequences of free will belief change. However, findings of such manipulations have been shown to be relatively small and inconsistent. The purpose of this paper is to outline four key areas for researchers in this area t…
Belief in free will: Integration into social cognition models to promote health behavior
The question of whether free will exists has been debated extensively for centuries. Instead of debating this complex issue, recent work in psychology has sought to understand the consequences of beliefs in free will. That is, how are people’s behaviors influenced when they either believe or do not believe in free will? Amongst many outcomes, research has identified free will beliefs to influence achievement, perseverance, and aggressiveness. We …
Crediting or blaming theories or auxiliary assumptions for empirical victories or defeats
There is no direct way for researchers to test theories. One reason is that theories contain nonobservational terms that refer to unobservable entities. Consequently, researchers add auxiliary assumptions to aid in traversing the distance between theories and empirical hypotheses. The results may confirm the empirical hypothesis, an empirical victory, or the results may disconfirm the empirical hypothesis, an empirical defeat. Either way, it is n…
Free to be Healthy? Free Will Beliefs are Positively Associated With Health Behavior
Previous research has demonstrated that a stronger belief in free will contributes to a variety of socially desirable behaviors. We assessed the correlation between free will beliefs and health behaviors. Four studies ( N = 1172) provide evidence that belief in free will is positively associated with health protective behaviors (e.g., physical activity, fruit and vegetable consumption, low fat diet) and negatively associated with health risk beha…
The Life of a Free Will Skeptic Is Still Meaningful and Satisfactory
Belief in free will has been shown to positively associate with socially desirable behaviors and outcomes, such as meaning and satisfaction. However, studies have not focused exclusively on the beliefs of incompatibilist free will skeptics. Such skeptics may have different interpretations about what it means to disbelieve in free will than participants typically classified as free will disbelievers. Across three studies including a manipulation (…
Implications of the Tasi taxonomy for understanding inconsistent effects pertaining to free will beliefs
Whether people possess free will has been a long-lasting philosophical debate. Recent attention in social psychology has been given to the behavioral consequences of believing in free will. Research has demonstrated that manipulating free will beliefs has implications for many social behaviors. For example, free will belief manipulations have been associated with cheating, aggressiveness, and prejudice. Despite this work, some of these findings h…
The effectiveness of manipulation characteristics on modifying belief in free will and punishment
Manipulations of belief in free will and behavioral outcomes have demonstrated mixed success raising the question under which conditions free will belief manipulations effectively change beliefs with its downstream consequences. Across four experiments (N = 3182) we tested the importance of commonly used manipulation characteristics by manipulating information type (text only vs. statements only vs. text and statements combined) and participants'…
What Influences Free Will Skeptics to be Skeptics? Identifying the Sources Underlying Disbelief in Free Will
Although the belief in free will is widespread, some individuals (skeptics) do not believe in free will. The study sought to identify some of the factors underlying skeptics’ disbelief in free will. Data taken from a larger study focusing on free will skeptics showed participants’ ( N = 129) skeptical position broadly came from sources related to education and personal features. The most frequently cited sources included websites (e.g. forums and…
Psychology (10 works) · Free Will and Agency (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Free will (7 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (5 works) · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works)