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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Betsch T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330497 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Betsch Tilmann T Aßmann Leonie L Glöckner Andreas A
Heliyon 20200630 6
In a sample of 599 participants (60% female, 18-81 years), we tested the hypotheses that cognitive ability and the big-six personality traits suffice to explain the individual-difference component of paranormal beliefs (belief in magic, astrology, esoterism, supernatural beings, and spirituality). Additionally, we measured 14 other potential predictors that were found to correlate with paranormal beliefs in prior research (e.g., ontological confusion). Although cognitive ability and the big-six ...[more]