Study Reveals Overconfidence and Lack of Analytical Thinking in Conspiracy Believers
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Summary
Cornell psychology researchers found that conspiracy theorists exhibit overconfidence and overestimate others' agreement with them. Belief in conspiracies may stem from failure to recognize potential errors and lack of analytical thinking. The study reveals that believers are unaware that their beliefs are on the fringe.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOverconfidence is a hallmark trait of people who believe in conspiracies.
Conspiracy believers not only consistently overestimated their performance on numeracy and perception tests, revealing they tend to be less analytic in the way they think.
They also are genuinely unaware that their beliefs are on the fringe.
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