Reflective thinking predicts lower conspiracy beliefs: A meta-analysis

dc.contributor.author Busra Elif Yelbuz
dc.contributor.author Ecesu Madan
dc.contributor.author Sinan Alper
dc.contributor.author Alper, Sinan
dc.contributor.author Madan, Ecesu
dc.contributor.author Yelbuz, Büşra Elif
dc.date JUL
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-06T16:19:25Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description.abstract One of the many established predictors of conspiracy beliefs is reflective thinking but no meta-analysis so far has examined this relationship. In the current meta-analysis of published and unpublished correlational data (145 samples 181 effect sizes) we found a significant negative association between reflective thinking and conspiracy beliefs with a medium-level effect size (r = -.189). Similar levels of correlations were found across different types of measures (self-report vs. performance-based) and conspiracy beliefs (generic vs. specific). Further no evidence suggested publication bias in this body of work. Suggestions for future research are discussed.
dc.identifier.doi 10.1017/S1930297500008913
dc.identifier.issn 1930-2975
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dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1930297500008913
dc.identifier.uri https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/5807
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1017/S1930297500008913
dc.language.iso English
dc.publisher CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
dc.relation.ispartof Judgment and Decision Making
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING
dc.subject analytical, conspiracy, intuitive, meta-analysis, reflective
dc.subject COGNITIVE REFLECTION, STYLE, BIAS, MENTALITY, KNOWLEDGE, VACCINE, FACETS
dc.subject Meta-analysis
dc.subject Conspiracy
dc.subject Analytical
dc.subject Reflective
dc.subject Intuitive
dc.title Reflective thinking predicts lower conspiracy beliefs: A meta-analysis
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