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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Published in:	Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 674 - 684
Main Authors:	Lantian, Anthony, Bagneux, Virginie, Delouvée, Sylvain, Gauvrit, Nicolas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bognor Regis Wiley 01.05.2021 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc Wiley-Blackwell
Subjects:	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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