[HTML][HTML] Atheists and agnostics are more reflective than religious believers: Four empirical studies and a meta-analysis
Individual differences in the mere willingness to think analytically has been shown to predict
religious disbelief. Recently, however, it has been argued that analytic thinkers are not …
religious disbelief. Recently, however, it has been argued that analytic thinkers are not …
Fighting COVID-19 misinformation on social media: Experimental evidence for a scalable accuracy-nudge intervention
Across two studies with more than 1,700 US adults recruited online, we present evidence
that people share false claims about COVID-19 partly because they simply fail to think …
that people share false claims about COVID-19 partly because they simply fail to think …
Lazy, not biased: Susceptibility to partisan fake news is better explained by lack of reasoning than by motivated reasoning
G Pennycook, DG Rand - Cognition, 2019 - Elsevier
Why do people believe blatantly inaccurate news headlines (“fake news”)? Do we use our
reasoning abilities to convince ourselves that statements that align with our ideology are …
reasoning abilities to convince ourselves that statements that align with our ideology are …
[PDF][PDF] The dual-process approach to human sociality: A review
V Capraro - Available at SSRN, 2019 - researchgate.net
Which social decisions are intuitive? Which are deliberative? The dual-process approach to
human sociality has emerged in the last decades as a vibrant and exciting area of research …
human sociality has emerged in the last decades as a vibrant and exciting area of research …
Who falls for fake news? The roles of bullshit receptivity, overclaiming, familiarity, and analytic thinking
G Pennycook, DG Rand - Journal of personality, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Fake news represents a particularly egregious and direct avenue by which
inaccurate beliefs have been propagated via social media. We investigate the psychological …
inaccurate beliefs have been propagated via social media. We investigate the psychological …
Beliefs about COVID-19 in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States: A novel test of political polarization and motivated reasoning
What are the psychological consequences of the increasingly politicized nature of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States relative to similar Western countries? In a two …
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States relative to similar Western countries? In a two …
The very efficient assessment of need for cognition: Developing a six-item version
G Lins de Holanda Coelho, P HP Hanel… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The need for cognition refers to people's tendency to engage in and enjoy thinking and has
become influential across social and medical sciences. Using three samples from the United …
become influential across social and medical sciences. Using three samples from the United …
Cognitive reflection correlates with behavior on Twitter
We investigate the relationship between individual differences in cognitive reflection and
behavior on the social media platform Twitter, using a convenience sample of N= 1,901 …
behavior on the social media platform Twitter, using a convenience sample of N= 1,901 …
Dunning–Kruger effects in reasoning: Theoretical implications of the failure to recognize incompetence
Abstract The Dunning–Kruger effect refers to the observation that the incompetent are often
ill-suited to recognize their incompetence. Here we investigated potential Dunning–Kruger …
ill-suited to recognize their incompetence. Here we investigated potential Dunning–Kruger …
Misbehaving in the corona crisis: The role of anxiety and unfounded beliefs
The aim of our study was to explore psychological determinants of COVID-19 responsible
behavior. We focused on trait anxiety and worry about the corona crisis, knowledge and …
behavior. We focused on trait anxiety and worry about the corona crisis, knowledge and …