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Conspiracy Theories, Populism, Thinking Preferences and Jumping-to-Conclusions Bias
No full textOnline study by Pytlik & Mehl (2019) with the topics of conspiracy theories, populism, thinking preferences and jumping-to-conclusions bia
Populism and belief in conspiracy theories: strong anti-elitist attitudes reduce the impact of analytical thinking on conspiracy beliefs
No full textOnline study by Stephanie Mehl, Winfried Rief, Daniel Soll and Nico Pytlik, part II: Populist attitudes and belief in conspiracy theories: Anti-elitist attitudes and the preference for unrestricted popular sovereignty reduce the positive impact of an analytical thinking style on conspiracy theories
(part I is published at https://osf.io/er374/)
Problems in measuring the JTC-bias in patients with psychotic disorders with the fish task
No full textProblems in measuring the JTC-bias in patients with psychotic disorders with the fish task
No full textThinking preferences and conspiracy belief: intuitive thinking and the jumping to conclusions-bias as a basis for the belief in conspiracy theories
No full textBackground: The belief in conspiracy theories and paranoid ideation are often treated as almost synonymous. However, there is to date no research concerning shared underlying cognitive underpinnings of CTs and paranoid ideation. One potential underlying factor could be the well-known jumping to conclusion (JTC) bias, the tendency of persons with delusions to perform hasty decisions that are sometimes based on little evidence. Furthermore, a preference for a more intuitive general thinking style, as opposed to an analytical thinking style, could be an additional underlying cognitive factor of both conspiracy theories and paranoia.
Thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate in a large sample of non-clinical individuals whether the JTC-bias is more pronounced in individuals who display a stronger belief in conspiracy theories and whether both are related to a more intuitive thinking preference.
Methods: We assessed the data of 519 non-clinical individuals regarding their respective approval of 20 specific conspiracy theories in an online study. Further, we assessed the JTC-bias by using a computerized variant of the task (fish task). Thinking preferences were measured with the Rational-Experiential Interview.
Results: Subjects who displayed the JTC-bias presented a more pronounced belief in conspiracy theories. In addition, gathering little information in the fish task before performing a decision (less draws to decision) was related to a stronger endorsement of conspiracy theories and a more intuitive thinking style (and a less analytic thinking style). Finally, a preference for intuitive thinking predicted a stronger belief in conspiracy theories in a multiple regression analysis.
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate the implication of a preference for an intuitive thinking style accompanied by a propensity to faster decision-making (JTC-bias) as possible cognitive underpinnings of beliefs in conspiracy theories. Furthermore, our study is the first to confirm the notion of the JTC-bias as a reflection of the use of an intuitive thinking style
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No full textText curation, like most human endeavors, requires tools. A technique developed for the MONK Project, schema harvesting, provides a useful platform for facilitating the digital conversion and curation of text corpora. The author describes Abbot, an XSLT-based application that has had success in converting various Text Creation Partnership collections, and others, during and after MONK
Mechanisms and processes involved in women's pathways into alcohol dependence and towards recovery: a qualitative meta-synthesis
No full text© 2021, Taylor & Francis. The attached document (embargoed until 25/05/2022) is an author produced version of a paper published in DRUGS: EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND POLICY uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it
