The Influence of Non-Short-Term Goal Setting on the Sense of Agency

Does Free Choice Afford Response?

Abstract

It has been studied on the relationship between the Sense of Agency and goals, but only reported on very brief actions such as pressing button. However, our usual behaviors such as gameplay are often just a tool to achieve the longerterm goals, and it’s difficult to generalize without consideration. In this study, we changed the number of longer-term goals to reconsider this influence. The results suggested that, when the behaviors we choice are autotelic, the number of goals influences the Sense of Agency.