Examining the factors that influence conspiracy and pseudoscientific beliefs: The relationships between belief-updating bias, cognitive reflection, paranoid tendencies, and scientific-reasoning abilities

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The research aims to investigate cognitive factors influencing conspiracy and pseudoscientific beliefs among Japanese participants.
Conducted two surveys using the belief-updating bias (BADE) task
Analyzed relationships between epistemically suspect beliefs (ESB), cognitive reflection, and paranoid tendencies
Compared findings to prior research involving Swedish participants
No correlation found between belief-updating difficulty and conspiracy beliefs in Japanese participants
Scientific reasoning consistently suppressed both types of ESB
Paranoid tendencies selectively related to conspiracy beliefs, not pseudoscientific ones

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Examines cognitive factors related to conspiracy and pseudoscientific beliefs, suggesting complex cultural influences.

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Sato et al. (2026) studied this question.

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