APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
A Biased Recall of Events In Causal Illusions and Pseudoscientific Beliefs
- Ainoa Barreiro
University of Barcelona - Javier Rodríguez Ferreiro
University of Barcelona - Itxaso Barberia
University of Barcelona
Abstract
Previous studies suggest that adherence to pseudoscience is related to a bias in the processing of contingency information (i.e., a, b, c, and d trials). We examined whether individual differences in recalling these events could underlie pseudoscientific beliefs. Pseudoscience endorsement was associated with a recall bias of c trials.