Your Text Describes a Study by Soon Et Al

question 28

Multiple Choice

Your text describes a study by Soon et al. (2008) in which participants' brain activity was recorded during a button-pressing task. What did the researchers find regarding the relationship between the brain activity supporting the decision to press a button on the one hand, and participants' conscious intention to press a button on the other Does this result support or refute the notion of free will

• A)The brain activity supporting the decision substantially preceded participants' awareness of the decision, supporting the notion of free will.
• B)The brain activity supporting the decision substantially preceded participants' awareness of the decision, refuting the notion of free will.
• C)The brain activity supporting the decision occurred simultaneously with participants' awareness of the decision, supporting the notion of free will.
• D)The brain activity supporting the decision occurred simultaneously with participants' awareness of the decision, refuting the notion of free will.

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