Belief in Freedom/Determinism, FAD-Plus Test - the question form

1. I believe that the future is already predetermined by fate.

2. People's biological characteristics determine their talents and personality.

3. Human history is governed mainly by chance.

4. People have complete control over the decisions they make.

5. No matter how hard you try, you cannot change your destiny.

6. Psychologists and psychiatrists will eventually be able to predict all human behavior.

7. No one can predict what will happen in this world.

8. People should be held fully responsible for the bad choices they make.

9. Fate has a plan for each person.

10. Your genes determine your future.

11. Life is no more predictable than tossing a coin or rolling dice.

12. People can overcome any obstacles if they really want to.

13. Whatever will happen will happen, and there is little we can do about it.

14. Science has determined the extent to which your intelligence and personality depend on the environment in which you were raised.

15. People are unpredictable.

16. Criminals are fully responsible for the bad things they do.

17. Whether people like it or not, hidden forces control their lives.

18. Human behavior, like that of other animals, is always governed by the laws of nature.

19. Life is hard to predict because it is full of chance events.

20. Luck plays a large role in people's lives.

21. People have complete free will.

22. Parents' personalities determine their children's personalities.

23. People are always to blame for their wrongdoings.

24. Your success in adulthood depends on the environment you grew up in as a child.

25. What happens to people is a matter of chance.

26. Strength of mind can always overcome bodily desires.

27. The future cannot be predicted.