Maybe a free thinker but not a critical one: High conspiracy belief is associated with low critical thinking ability

Critical thinking is of paramount importance in our society. People regularly assume that critical thinking is a way to reduce conspiracy belief, although the relationship between critical thinking and conspiracy belief has never been tested. We conducted two studies (Study 1, N = 86; Study 2, N = 2...

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Vydáno v:Applied cognitive psychology Ročník 35; číslo 3; s. 674 - 684
Hlavní autoři: Lantian, Anthony, Bagneux, Virginie, Delouvée, Sylvain, Gauvrit, Nicolas
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Bognor Regis Wiley 01.05.2021
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Témata:
Ability
Argumentation
Beliefs
Conspiracy
conspiracy belief
Correlation
Critical Thinking
Humanities and Social Sciences
Persuasive Discourse
Psychology
reasoning ability
Subjectivity
Thinking Skills
ISSN:0888-4080, 1099-0720
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Shrnutí:Critical thinking is of paramount importance in our society. People regularly assume that critical thinking is a way to reduce conspiracy belief, although the relationship between critical thinking and conspiracy belief has never been tested. We conducted two studies (Study 1, N = 86; Study 2, N = 252), in which we found that critical thinking ability—measured by an open‐ended test emphasizing several areas of critical thinking ability in the context of argumentation—is negatively associated with belief in conspiracy theories. Additionally, we did not find a significant relationship between self‐reported (subjective) critical thinking ability and conspiracy belief. Our results support the idea that conspiracy believers have less developed critical thinking ability and stimulate discussion about the possibility of reducing conspiracy beliefs via the development of critical thinking.
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ISSN:0888-4080
1099-0720
DOI:10.1002/acp.3790