Mind over matter? The cognitive styles of scientific scepticism and paranormal belief
Frontiers in Psychology March 6, 2026 Neil Dagnall, Andrew Denovan, Claire Murphy-Morgan et al.
Scientific scepticism, as an epistemic orientation, remains under-researched. This study investigated the interplay between belief in science, supernatural credence, and cognitive processing styles in a sample of 300 participants ( M age = 45.95, SD = 14.32). Traditional (TPB) and New Age (NAP) paranormal beliefs correlated positively with intuitive-experiential measures and negatively with...