Beneath the Surface of Unfounded Belief Systems: An Extended Test of the Dimensionality Hypothesis
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology March 30, 2026 Albina Gallyamova, Elizaveta Komyaginskaya, Dmitry Grigoryev
This study tests the dimensionality hypothesis, according to which diverse epistemically unfounded beliefs share a single underlying liability in addition to domain-specific components. We focus on conspiracy, paranormal, pseudoscientific, religious, and pseudo-profound ("bullshit") beliefs and examine whether their covariance structure is best captured by a common factor plus residual...