ICPS
2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023
Do Reasoning Styles and Jumping to Conclusions Predict Conspiracy Beliefs?
- Marie-Claire Kabengele
University of Konstanz - Lucas Keller
University of Konstanz - Peter Gollwitzer
New York University
Abstract
In two experimental studies, we investigated whether reasoning styles predicted general and COVID-19-related conspiracy beliefs. We assessed whether jumping to conclusions (JTC), an information processing pattern characterized by drawing conclusions from insufficient data, was an additional predictor. We found that reasoning styles and JTC were significant predictors of conspiracy beliefs.
Individual Differences
