ACTIONS: Thought + Action = BELIEF

Common sense says that our brains think, then we act, but a University of Memphis/Cornell University study (Psychological Science, January 2008) suggests otherwise.
    The study, conducted by psychologists Rick Dale, Michael Spivey, and Chris McKinstry, monitored 141 college-age participants as they answered 11 yes-or-no questions presented in random order through headphones. The questions ranged from obvious to ambiguous, and the participants’ computer mouse movements were tracked as they moved to click on “yes” or “no” boxes. Researchers found that not only were the “no” responses slower than “yes” responses, but there was a counterpull to the “yes” as respondents moved to click “no.” The researchers believe that our brains think and act simultaneously, and that taking the action of clicking on an answer helped participants to decide what they believed.