Why should we try to think like scientists? Scientific reasoning and susceptibility to epistemically suspect beliefs and cognitive biases

Summary This paper examines whether scientific reasoning skills predict people's susceptibility to epistemically suspect beliefs and cognitive biases. We used the recently developed Scientific Reasoning Scale (SRS) because it measures the ability to read and evaluate scientific evidence. Alongs...

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Published in:	Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 85 - 95
Main Authors:	Čavojová, Vladimíra, Šrol, Jakub, Jurkovič, Marek
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bognor Regis Wiley 01.01.2020 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Ability Beliefs Bias Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognitive Ability Cognitive aspects Cognitive bias cognitive biases Cognitive functioning Cognitive Processes Decision Making Dogmatism Earnings epistemically suspect beliefs Epistemology intelligence Logical Thinking Measures Misconceptions Predictor Variables Reading Ability Reasoning Science Process Skills Science Tests Scientific evidence Scientific reasoning Susceptibility Thinking Skills
ISSN:	0888-4080, 1099-0720
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