AUTHOR=Majima Yoshimasa , Walker Alexander C. , Turpin Martin Harry , Fugelsang Jonathan A. TITLE=Culture as a Moderator of Epistemically Suspect Beliefs JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.745580 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.745580 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
A consistent finding reported in the literature is that epistemically suspect beliefs (e.g., paranormal beliefs) are less frequently endorsed by individuals with a greater tendency to think analytically. However, these results have been observed predominantly in Western participants. In the present work, we explore various individual differences known to predict epistemically suspect beliefs across both Western and Eastern cultures. Across four studies with Japanese (