Title
Examining the Relationship Between Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal Beliefs, and Pseudoscience Acceptance Among a University Population
Abbreviated Journal Title
Appl. Cogn. Psychol.
Keywords
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; THINKING STYLES; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; PERSONALITY; EVOLUTION; COMPLEMENTARY; CREATIONISM; SCHIZOTYPY; KNOWLEDGE; EDUCATION; Psychology, Experimental
Abstract
Very little research has investigated whether believing in paranormal, conspiracy, and pseudoscientific claims are related, even though they share the property of having no epistemic warrant. The present study investigated the association between these categories of epistemically unwarranted beliefs. Results revealed moderate to strong positive correlations between the three categories of epistemically unwarranted beliefs, suggesting that believers in one type tended to also endorse other types. In addition, one individual difference measure, looking at differences in endorsing ontological confusions, was found to be predictive of both paranormal and conspiracy beliefs. Understanding the relationship between peoples' beliefs in these types of claims has theoretical implications for research into why individuals believe empirically unsubstantiated claims. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Journal Title
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Volume
28
Issue/Number
5
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
617
Last Page
625
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0888-4080
Recommended Citation
"Examining the Relationship Between Conspiracy Theories, Paranormal Beliefs, and Pseudoscience Acceptance Among a University Population" (2014). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 5715.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/5715
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