Date of Award
Fall 12-2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Computational and Data Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. Uri Maoz
Second Advisor
Dr. Aaron Schurger
Third Advisor
Dr. Liad Mudrik
Abstract
In this dissertation, I aim to advance our understanding of human agency and how it is computed. First, I probe the limits of what behavior we can and cannot produce agentically. Secondly, I explore microdosing with psychedelic drugs as a method of perturbing and studying changes to the sense of agency. Thirdly, I use transcranial magnetic stimulation to induce body movements and investigate how the sense of agency is affected. Finally, I summarise my findings and synthesize insights to further our understanding human agency.
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Recommended Citation
S.M. Wong, "Probing the boundaries of human agency," Ph.D. dissertation, Chapman University, Orange, CA, 2022. https://doi.org/10.36837/chapman.000418
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