Frontiers in Psychology | Consciousness Research and Mindfulness section | New and Recent Articles14d agoMind over matter? The cognitive styles of scientific scepticism and paranormal belief
Nick Neave
Scientific scepticism, as an epistemic orientation, remains under-researched. This study investigated the interplay between belief in science, supernatural credence, and cognitive processing styles in a sample of 300 participants (Mage = 45.95, SD = 14.32). Traditional (TPB) and New Age (NAP) paranormal beliefs correlated positively with intuitive-experiential measures and negatively with analytical-rational processing indices. Belief in Science showed the inverse pattern of relationships. Laten