Analytic cognitive style predicts religious and paranormal belief

Cognition

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-346

  Pennycook, Gordon ^a   Cheyne, James Allan ^a   Seli, Paul ^a   Koehler, Derek J ^a   Fugelsang, Jonathan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Cognitive style; Dual process theories; Intuition; Paranormal beliefs; Religiosity; Supernatural beliefs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PARANORMAL BELIEF; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPSYCHOLOGY; POLITICS; RELIGION; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859732264     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: 18737838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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