THINKING PREFERENCES AND CONSPIRACY BELIEF: INTUITIVE THINKING AND THE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS-BIAS AS A BASIS FOR THE BELIEF IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES

Thinking Preferences and Conspiracy Belief: Intuitive Thinking and the Jumping to Conclusions-Bias as a Basis for the Belief in Conspiracy Theories

BackgroundThe belief in conspiracy theories and paranoid ideation are often treated as almost synonymous.However, there is to date no research concerning shared underlying cognitive underpinnings of belief in conspiracy theories and paranoid ideation.One potential underlying factor could be the well-known jumping to conclusion (JTC) bias, the tende

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Intraoperative Pontine Infarction: A Hidden Challenge

Apneusis, or apneustic respirations, is characterized by an abnormal breathing pattern involving gasping and the inability to fully expire.A loss of gag reflex and other cranial nerve deficits are also often accompanied with these respiratory changes.In neurological intensive care units (NICUs), these Tweed Skirts respiratory and airway changes are

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Small pieces make the big picture: the etiology of the relationship between executive functions and personality traits

Abstract Background This study primarily aimed to explore the etiology of the phenotypic relationships between personality traits and executive functions.We assessed common genetic and environmental sources of variance in these phenomena by examining different dimensions of the Batteries Five Factor Model (FFM) and executive function factors.An add

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Automatic procedure of side ship launching calculation

The side launching method has become a solution of transporting ship into water in restricted water/canal.Unfortunately, this method brings higher possibility of capsizing mainly occurring when the ship interacts with the water surface.Shipyards need detailed calculations and procedures to predict the outcome of ship in water, yet they are not able

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