Alper, Sinan

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    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 4
    Inferring political and religious attitudes from composite faces perceived to be related to the dark triad personality traits
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2021) Sinan Alper; Fatih Bayrak; Onurcan Yilmaz; Alper, Sinan; Yilmaz, Onurcan; Bayrak, Fatih
    We used composite face images perceived to have different levels of Dark Triad personality traits (narcissism psychopathy and Machiavellianism) and asked participants to predict these target individuals' religious and political identities. In Study 1 (N = 550) Turkish participants rated faces with higher levels of perceived Dark Triad traits as less likely to be religious to believe in God and more likely to be left-winger and to vote for a left-leaning party in all categories except for male narcissism. In a pre-registered follow-up study (N = 1001) we recruited a nationally representative US sample and replicated the same results with minor differences regarding male and female narcissism and voting preferences. Participants' own political and ideological identities and their stereotypical evaluation of the target groups were mostly ineffective in explaining their predictions. The results suggest that people can perceive faces with higher levels of Dark Triad traits as less religious and less conservative. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 148
    Citation - Scopus: 146
    Psychological correlates of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and preventive measures: Evidence from Turkey
    (SPRINGER, 2021) Sinan Alper; Fatih Bayrak; Onurcan Yilmaz; Alper, Sinan; Yilmaz, Onurcan; Bayrak, Fatih
    COVID-19 pandemic has led to popular conspiracy theories regarding its origins and widespread concern over the level of compliance with preventive measures. In the current preregistered research we recruited 1088 Turkish participants and investigated (a) individual differences associated with COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, (2) whether such conspiracy beliefs are related to the level of preventive measures, and (3) other individual differences that might be related to the preventive measures. Higher faith in intuition uncertainty avoidance impulsivity generic conspiracy beliefs religiosity and right-wing ideology and a lower level of cognitive reflection were associated with a higher level of belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories. There was no association between COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and preventive measures while perceived risk was positively and impulsivity negatively correlated with preventive measures. We discuss the implications and directions for future research.
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    Yüzlere Atanan Cinsiyet Etiketlerinin Cinsel Çekicilik Algısı Üzerindeki Etkisi
    (2021) Sinan Alper; Erdal Kozan; Alper, Sinan; Kozan, Erdal
    Bu çalışma yüzlere atanan cinsiyet etiketlerinin yüzlerin çekiciliklerini nasıl etkilediğine odaklanan iki ayrı deneysel çalışmadan oluşmaktadır. Çalışma 1’de 278 (%68) kadın 129 (%32) erkek olmak üzere toplam 407 katılımcı yer almıştır. Katılımcılara 30 adet cinsiyeti belirsiz yüz fotoğrafı gösterilmiştir. Çalışma 2’de ise 151 (%54) kadın ve 131 (%46) erkek olmak üzere toplam 282 katılımcı yer almıştır. Erkek katılımcılara 30 adet %75 oranında feminen hale getirilmiş yüz fotoğrafı gösterilirken kadın katılımcılara ise %75 oranında maskülen hale getirilmiş yüz fotoğrafı gösterilmiştir. Her iki çalışmada da katılımcıların bir kısmına fotoğrafların erkeklere ait olduğu bir kısmına ise kadınlara ait olduğu bilgisi verilmiştir ve fotoğraflarla ilgili cinsel çekicilik algısını değerlendiren sorulara cevap vermeleri istenmiştir. Katılımcıların cevaplarının görmüş oldukları fotoğrafın cinsiyet etiketine göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı Kruskal-Wallis H testi ile analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlar çekicilik algısının sadece fiziksel özelliklere göre değil fiziksel özelliklerin ait olduğu bedenin cinsiyet etiketine göre de değiştiğini göstermektedir. Bulgular evrimsel sosyal inşacı yaklaşımlar ile cinsel akışkanlık kavramı etrafında tartışılmıştır.
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    The Moderating Role of Ostracism and Feeling of Competence in Game-Play on the Relationship between Violent Video Game Playing and Aggression: A Longitudinal Study
    (2022) Yassı, Benan Ayazoğlu; Alper, Sinan
    Violent video games have been a subject of concern for leading to real-life violence and aggression since the violent video game industry started to gain immense popularity. These concerns can be meaningful considering General Aggression Model (Anderson, & Bushman, 2002) and Social Learning Theory (Bandura, 1977), which both suggest that aggression can be learned and imitated by being exposed to it, which can be parallel with playing violent video games and therefore being exposed to violence. The majority of the previous studies supported those theories and concerns. However, some other studies suggested that the alleged positive relationship between violent video gaming and aggression can be biased or exaggerated. According to some models and studies, the exaggeration could be due to some factors like the feeling of competence in the games and ostracism of the participants since they can be potential moderators for the relationship between violent video gaming and aggression. However, the literature on this topic is insufficient to reach conclusions due to the lack of long-term and pre-registered studies that help avoid bias. Therefore, the current study aimed to investigate, with a pre-registered approach, whether the increase in hours spent playing violent video games and aggression through time will be related; and whether the increase in the feeling of competence in games and ostracism would moderate this relationship. The current longitudinal study consisted of three measurements performed within six-week intervals, which measured participants' violent video gaming hours, non-violent video gaming hours, aggression scores, ostracism scores and the scores of their feeling of competence in the games they have played. Two hundred sixty-five people participated in this study, mostly male college students between 18-25 years old. The current study's results revealed no relationship between the increase in hours of violent video gaming and the increase in aggression over time. Also, the increase in the feeling of competence in games and the increase in ostracism over time did not moderate this relationship. Though, the only factor related to the increase in aggression was the increase in ostracism. Finally, the potential interpretation of the results, contributions and limitations of the study, and guidelines for future research were discussed.
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    Güven ve şüphe: Bilgi kaynaklarının güvenirliği komplo teorilerine olan inancı nasıl şekillendiriyor?
    (2025) Yener, Ceyhun; Alper, Sinan
    Bu tez, bireysel bilgi kaynaklarının (örneğin bilim insanları ve gazeteciler) algılanan güvenilirliğinin, komplo teorilerine olan inancı etkileyip etkilemediğini araştırmaktadır. Önceki araştırmalar genellikle kurumsal güvensizlik üzerine odaklanırken, bu çalışma kamuoyunda görünür bireylerin geçmişteki doğruluklarının, onların daha sonra dile getirdiği komplo iddialarının inandırıcılığı üzerindeki etkisine odaklanmaktadır. Türkiye, Birleşik Krallık ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde yürütülen üç ön kayıtlı deneysel çalışmada (toplam N = 909), katılımcılara bilgi kaynağının önceki iddialarının doğrulandığı (güven artırıcı) veya çürütüldüğü (güven azaltıcı) kurgu senaryolar sunulmuştur. Sonuçlar, bilgi kaynağı güvenilir olarak sunulduğunda katılımcıların komplo teorisine inanma olasılığının arttığını; güvenilirlik azaldığında ise bu inancın azaldığını göstermiştir. Üçüncü çalışmada kullanılan ön test/son test tasarımı, zaman içindeki inanç değişimini de doğrulamıştır. Bireysel düşünme tarzlarına ilişkin yapılan keşifsel analizlerde (ör. açık veya kapalı fikirli düşünme), anlamlı bir etkileşim gözlemlenmemiştir.
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    Citation - WoS: 20
    Citation - Scopus: 19
    The link between intuitive thinking and social conservatism is stronger in WEIRD societies
    (Society for Judgment and Decision making, 2019) Onurcan Yilmaz; Sinan Alper; Yilmaz, Onurcan; Alper, Sinan
    While previous studies reveal mixed findings on the relationship between analytic cognitive style (ACS) and right-wing (conservative) political orientation the correlation is generally negative. However most of these studies are based onWestern educated industrialized rich and democratic (WEIRD) societies and it is not clear whether this relationship is a crossculturally stable phenomenon. In order to test cross-cultural generalizability of this finding we re-analyzed the data collected by theMany Labs 2 Project from 30 politically diverse societies (N = 7263). Social conservatism is measured with the binding foundations scale comprising of loyalty (patriotism) authority (respect for traditions) and sanctity (respect for the sacred) as proposed by the moral foundations theory while ACS is measured by the three-item modified cognitive reflection task. The level of WEIRDness of each country was calculated by scoring how much a culture is Western educated industrialized rich and democratic. Although social conservatism is negatively associated with ACS in the aggregate analysis indicates that the relationship is significantly stronger amongWEIRD and remains negligible among non-WEIRD cultures. These findings show the cross-cultural variability of this relationship and emphasize the limitations of studying only WEIRD cultures. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 3
    How do beliefs in free will and determinism correlate with beliefs in conspiracy paranormal and pseudoscience beliefs?
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2024) Sinan Alper; Kivanc Konukoglu; Eylul Deran Atalay; Aysenur Duzgun; Onurcan Yilmaz; Duzgun, Aysenur; Alper, Sinan; Yilmaz, Onurcan; Atalay, Eylul Deran; Konukoglu, Kivanc
    In this study we tested the relationship between personal agency beliefs represented by free will scientific and fatalistic determinism and unpredictability and epistemically suspect beliefs (ESBs) including conspiracy paranormal and pseudoscience beliefs across two different cultures (Türkiye and the UK). In two preregistered studies (NStudy 1 = 682 NStudy 2 = 532) we proposed and found correlational evidence for the idea that although seemingly contradictory both forms of determinism—scientific and fatalistic—might lead individuals to feel a reduced control over their actions prompting them towards simpler explanations offered by ESBs thereby compensating for a diminished sense of agency. The relationship between free will unpredictability and ESBs varied by culture likely influenced by the cultural interpretation of those beliefs. Our results underscore the link between personal agency and ESBs suggesting that ESBs may act as a safeguard against eroding personal agency. © 2024 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Citation - WoS: 6
    Citation - Scopus: 6
    Does the Association Between Illness-Related and Religious Searches on the Internet Depend on the Level of Religiosity?
    (SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2021) Sinan Alper; Alper, Sinan
    Recent research suggested that illness-related search predicts religious search on Google. In the current research I aimed to replicate this finding and investigate whether such association depends on the existing level of religiosity. In Study 1 I reanalyze an existing data set on search behavior for 630 consecutive weeks and show that although illness-related search predicts religious search in 16 different countries this association does not depend on the religiosity level of the countries. The same finding was replicated in within-nation comparisons of the U.S. states (Study 2) and Turkish provinces (Study 3). In all studies during a period of 235 consecutive weeks illness-related search predicted religious search but the differences in religiosity among regions did not influence this association which arguably might not be consistent with the terror management theory. I argue that such a finding shows the necessity of considering all alternative theories when interpreting the effects of mortality salience.
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    COVID-19 tehdidinin siyasi lider tercihleri üzerindeki etkisi: Sağ yönelimli ve sol yönelimli kişilerin tercihleri arasındaki farklılıklar
    (2021) Elcil, Tuğçenaz; Alper, Sinan
    Unexpected and threatening situations that remind people of their mortality and lead to an increase in existential concerns such as terrorist attacks, infectious diseases, or an experimentally manipulated threat perception have been found to be effective on various social and political attitudes and behaviors. Several studies showed that such situations also have an effect on political leader preferences, mediated by perceived personality characteristics of political leaders. Moreover, political leader preferences of people with different political orientations may differ depending on the perceived personality characteristics of political leaders. The current research has two main aims: (1) To investigate how the existential concerns due to COVID-19 affects political candidate preferences based on the personality characteristics of candidates (whether warm or competent); (2) To investigate whether political orientation predicts the difference between voting intentions for warm and competent political candidates. An experimental study with 687 Turkish participants was conducted. Participants were randomly assigned to mortality salience condition or control condition, and political candidate characteristics were manipulated as one of the candidates has warm-related characteristics and the other has competent-related characteristics. It was found that COVID-19 related mortality salience manipulation had no effect on political candidate preferences, while the personality of political candidate had a significant effect on the political candidate preferences. Specifically, results showed that political candidate that has competent-related personality characteristics was more likely to be preferred by participants. Also, it was found that political orientation did not predict the difference between the voting intentions for warm and competent political candidates, and this finding was discussed in light of the worldview defense hypothesis of Terror Management Theory and conservative shift hypothesis. It was shown that both of the left-oriented and right-oriented participants were more likely to prefer the political candidate who had competent-related personality characteristics, compared to the political candidate with warm-related characteristics. The possible explanations of these findings, limitations of the present study and suggestions for future studies were discussed.
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    Editorial
    The Relevance of Cognitive Processes to the Formation and Consequences of Conspiracy Theory Appraisals
    (ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2024) Sinan Alper; Onurcan Yilmaz; Alper, Sinan; Yilmaz, Onurcan