Background Research into paranormal beliefs and cognitive functioning has expanded
considerably since the last review almost 30 years ago, prompting the need for a …

In the coronavirus “infodemic,” people are exposed to official recommendations but also to
potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID‐19. We …

A common assumption is that belief in conspiracy theories and supernatural phenomena are
grounded in illusory pattern perception. In the present research we systematically tested this …

This paper explores the notion that people who believe in psychic ability possess various
psychological attributes that increase the likelihood of them misattributing paranormal …

Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them
than others? What are the consequences of such beliefs? Has a conspiracy theory ever …

In this article we argue that self-deception evolved to facilitate interpersonal deception by
allowing people to avoid the cues to conscious deception that might reveal deceptive intent …

People who believe in the paranormal have been found to be particularly susceptible to the
conjunction fallacy. The present research examines whether the same is true of people who …

Annotation With a thorough and systematic review of investigations into the bases of belief in
paranormal phenomena, this discussion explores the four main theoretical approaches …

People often believe that significant life events happen for a reason. In three studies, we
examined evidence for the view that teleological beliefs reflect a general cognitive bias to …

Over the centuries, magicians have developed extensive knowledge about the manipulation
of the human mind—knowledge that has been largely ignored by psychology. It has recently …