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    "pk": 25948,
    "title": "Belief in the unbelievable: The relationship between tendencies to believe\npseudoscience, paranormal, and conspiracy theories",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "This research investigated how pseudoscientific, paranormal, and conspiracy beliefs relate to each other. Preliminary\nresearch indicates that holding one type of unsubstantiated belief predicts holding other types of belief (Lobato et al., 2014). We\nadministered a survey (n=420) asking about belief in specific pseudoscientific, paranormal, and conspiracy claims. We also examined\ncognitive predispositions towards analytical and intuitive thinking, open-minded thinking, and ontological knowledge.\nPseudoscientific beliefs were predicted by beliefs about paranormal and conspiracy claims; paranormal beliefs were predicted\nby beliefs about pseudoscientific and conspiracy claims; and conspiracy beliefs were predicted by beliefs about pseudoscientific\nand paranormal claims. Other individual difference variables were minimally predictive of each kind of belief. However, individuals\npredisposed towards intuitive thinking and who made ontological confusions were more likely to endorse paranormal\nand conspiracy claims. These results partially replicate Lobato et al. (2014), but provide a more nuanced description of the\ncharacteristics of believers and skeptics.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "section": "Member Abstracts",
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    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Emilio",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Lobato",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Illinois State University",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Corinne",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Zimmerman",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Illinois State University",
            "department": ""
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2015-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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