Rational Thinking and Belief in Psychic Abilities: It Depends on Level of Involvement
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Stone, A. 2016. Rational Thinking and Belief in Psychic Abilities: It Depends on Level of Involvement. Psychological Reports. 118 (1), pp. 74-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294115625261
Authors | Stone, A. |
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Abstract | Previous research has shown that lay believers in psychic abilities are more prone to intuitive thinking, less inclined to rational thinking, and have an external locus of control, compared to non-believers. Psychic practitioners, however, may have different characteristics. Psychic practitioners (N=31; mean age = 42.7 years, s.d.=13.1), lay believers (N=33; mean age = 33.0 years, s.d.=10.3), and non-believers (N=31; mean age = 34.4 years, s.d.=15.4) completed questionnaires measuring thinking styles, locus of control, and psychic |
Journal | Psychological Reports |
Journal citation | 118 (1), pp. 74-89 |
ISSN | 0033-2941 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | SAGE |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294115625261 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294115625261 |
Publication dates | |
Feb 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 02 Mar 2016 |
Copyright information | Stone, Anna (2016) ‘Rational Thinking and Belief in Psychic Abilities: It Depends on Level of Involvement’, Psychological Reports, 118(1), pp. 74-89. © 2016 SAGE. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. |
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