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METHOD

The data for this study come from 141 college-age participants (97 females, 44 males) who responded to 11 yes/no questions presented in random order over headphones. The questions were derived from propositions in the Internet-based Mindpixel project and had varying truth values (defined as the proportion of participants who responded that they were true). Examples of the questions include “Should you brush your teeth everyday?”(1.0 true),“Is murder sometimes justifiable?”(. 6 true),“Is the sky ever green?”(. 3 true), and “Is a thousand more than a billion?”(. 0 true). 1