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- Title
Dispositional Scepticism, Attitudes to Science, and Belief in the Paranormal.
- Authors
IRWIN, HARVEY J.; DAGNALL, NEIL; DRINKWATER, KENNETH
- Abstract
An online survey was undertaken to examine the relationship between the intensity of beliefs in paranormal phenomena and two facets of a scientific worldview, namely, an appreciation of the values of science and a disposition to presumptive scepticism. A sample of 202 British residents participated in the survey. The findings indicate that paranormal believers have both a relatively low regard for the values of science and weak dispositional scepticism. These findings are discussed in terms of the worldview hypothesis of paranormal belief.
- Subjects
SKEPTICISM; PARAPSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Australian Journal of Parapsychology, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 2, p117
- ISSN
1445-2308
- Publication type
Article