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 evidence (AOT-E) on a wide range of beliefs, values, and opinions. Participants indicated the extent to which they thi...

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Main Authors: Gordon Pennycook, James Allan Cheyne, Derek J. Koehler, Jonathan A. Fugelsang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Judgment and Decision Making 2020-07-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://journal.sjdm.org/20/200414/jdm200414.pdf