Background Recent debiasing studies have shown that a short explanation about the correct
solution to a reasoning problem can often improve performance of initially biased reasoners …

Research has shown that consuming ratings influences purchase decisions in e-commerce
and also has modest effects on belief in news articles on social media. However, we do not …

The study explores whether people are more inclined to accept a conclusion that confirms
their prior beliefs and reject one they personally object to even when both follow the same …

My primary target audience with this book is scholars and students—formal and informal—of
the Bible and of religion more broadly, as well as cognitive scientists of religion and …

The capacity to evaluate logical arguments intuitively is a fundamental assumption of recent
dual-process theories. One observation supporting this effect is the standard conflict effect …

Research on human reasoning has both popularized and struggled with the idea that
intuitive and deliberate thoughts stem from two different systems, raising the question how …

It is well established that beliefs provide powerful cues that influence reasoning. Over the
last decade research has revealed that judgments based upon logical structure may also …

Although it is well established that our thinking can often be biased, the precise cognitive
mechanisms underlying these biases are still debated. The present study builds on recent …

A common explanation for individual differences in the ability to draw rule-based inferences,
when a putative conclusion suggests a competing belief-based inference, is that the ability …

The dual-process model of cognition but most especially its reflective component, system 2
processing, shows strong conceptual links with critical thinking. In fact, the salient …