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Adam-Troian, Jais; Caroti, Denis; Arciszewski, Thomas; Ståhl, Tomas – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Previous research suggests that unfounded beliefs (UB)--such as conspiracist beliefs and beliefs in the supernatural--stem from similar cognitive and motivational mechanisms. More specifically, it has been demonstrated that cognitive ability is negatively associated with UB but only among individuals who value epistemic rationality. The present…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Epistemology