An amusing study.
Scientists find link between people impressed by wise-sounding, 'profound' quotes and low intelligence
http://ift.tt/1IK5oLV
Some key findings:
The paper said that those who were more receptive to the bulls*** statements and who tended to rate them higher were "less reflective, lower in cognitive ability(i.e verbal and fluid intelligence, numeracy,) and are more prone to ontological confusions and conspiratorial ideation."
It also said they were more likely to "hold religious and paranormal beliefs, and are more likely to endorse complementary and alternative medicine."
As they say, "our findings are consistent with the idea that the tendency to rate vague, meaningless statements as profound is a legitimate psychological phenomenon that is consistently related to at least some variables of theoretical interest."
Not very shocking, but still informative.
Scientists find link between people impressed by wise-sounding, 'profound' quotes and low intelligence
http://ift.tt/1IK5oLV
Some key findings:
The paper said that those who were more receptive to the bulls*** statements and who tended to rate them higher were "less reflective, lower in cognitive ability(i.e verbal and fluid intelligence, numeracy,) and are more prone to ontological confusions and conspiratorial ideation."
It also said they were more likely to "hold religious and paranormal beliefs, and are more likely to endorse complementary and alternative medicine."
As they say, "our findings are consistent with the idea that the tendency to rate vague, meaningless statements as profound is a legitimate psychological phenomenon that is consistently related to at least some variables of theoretical interest."
Not very shocking, but still informative.
via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/1lgLKCq
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