[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 …
The what, how, and why of moralization: A review of current definitions, methods, and evidence in moralization research
Moralization has major social and political implications. Although there is a depth of
research on the nature and implications of moral attitudes and moral convictions, there has …
research on the nature and implications of moral attitudes and moral convictions, there has …
A framework for understanding reasoning errors: From fake news to climate change and beyond
G Pennycook - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans have the capacity, but perhaps not always the willingness, for great intelligence.
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …
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 …
What makes us think? A three-stage dual-process model of analytic engagement
The distinction between intuitive and analytic thinking is common in psychology. However,
while often being quite clear on the characteristics of the two processes ('Type 1'processes …
while often being quite clear on the characteristics of the two processes ('Type 1'processes …
Everyday consequences of analytic thinking
G Pennycook, JA Fugelsang… - Current directions in …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
We review recent evidence revealing that the mere willingness to engage analytic reasoning
as a means to override intuitive gut feelings is a meaningful predictor of key psychological …
as a means to override intuitive gut feelings is a meaningful predictor of key psychological …
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 …
Is the cognitive reflection test a measure of both reflection and intuition?
Abstract The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) is one of the most widely used tools to assess
individual differences in intuitive–analytic cognitive styles. The CRT is of broad interest …
individual differences in intuitive–analytic cognitive styles. The CRT is of broad interest …
On the belief that beliefs should change according to evidence: Implications for conspiratorial, moral, paranormal, political, religious, and science beliefs
Does one's stance toward evidence evaluation and belief revision have relevance for actual
beliefs? We investigate the role of endorsing an actively open-minded thinking style about …
beliefs? We investigate the role of endorsing an actively open-minded thinking style about …
The puzzle of wrongless harms: Some potential concerns for dyadic morality and related accounts
EB Royzman, SH Borislow - Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
There is wide-ranging consensus that harm or perceptions of harm play a significant role in
judgments of moral wrongdoing. On one prominent view, the pattern that makes up the …
judgments of moral wrongdoing. On one prominent view, the pattern that makes up the …