Results

100% would give it back

47% would do it because they expect others to do the same to them

41% would do it because of their moral principles

41% believe it was out of free will

18% think it was NOT out of free will

And 41% are doubting

Conclusion

It is easier to approach people with a scenario as it is an almost visual exercise and more people are inclined to participate. In contrast to a questionnaire, people get more involved and it visualizes the complexity of the idea of free will in a comprehensible way.

Part of the success during this experiment was the moment of revelation that our audience experienced when we asked the last question.

The questions were purposely built up in complexity starting with an easy one with a multiple choice answer and ended in the complex and philosophical question of our actual topic: Free Will.

The discovery of the twist in this exercise excited the participants. We seemed to have found the right balance between play and challenge.