Because they are really interesting

There appears to be links between anomalistic beliefs and paranormal activity

To protect others from scams, or negative health outcomes

In case they are true

Could lead us to understand why people fall for scams

There appears to be links between anomalistic beliefs and reasoning ability

difference in syllogistic reasoning - believers performed better

No difference in syllogistic reasoning

difference in syllogistic reasoning - believers performed worse

results to be consistent

strong evidence that there's a difference in general cognitive functioning between believers and non-believers

results to be inconsistent

No relationship was found

Non-believers were highly susceptible to the 'Barnum' Effect

Believers were highly susceptible to the 'Barnum' Effect

Believers tend to underestimate the statistical likelihood of certain situations

A strong relationship was found

No correlation was found with the Barnum Effect

Believers are less likely to make associations between unrelated materials

Believers are more likely to make associations between unrelated materials

Results were unreliable and inconsistent

Reliable, consistent, results were found

Believers are more likely to make associations between unrelated materials, but only with visual material

Non-believers are more likely to make associations between unrelated materials

Good depth

Limited scope

Good breadth

Focuses on Psychokinesis, Witchcraft,Aliens, and Precognition

Limited depth and breadth

Limited depth

Good depth and breadth

Has 7 subscales: traditional religious belief, psi, witchcraft, superstition, spiritual belief, extraordinary life forms, precognition

Focuses on ESP, Psychokinesis, and Life after Death

Focuses on ESP, psychokinesis, and life after death

Has 7 subscales: traditional religious belief, psi, witchcraft, superstition, spiritual belief, extraordinary life forms, precognition

Limited Depth

Good Breadth

Limited Breadth

Good Depth and Breadth

Limited Depth and Breadth

Focuses on ESP, witchcraft, Aliens, Spiritual belief, and superstition

Good Depth

theoretical belief

the fact that none of these paranormal beliefs are possible

experiential vs theoretical belief

Witchcraft, or other less common forms of paranormal belief

the fact these paranormal phenomenon may actually be occuring

Both the ABS and the ASGS were both positively correlated with Conjunction Fallacies

ABS factor of 'theorectical belief' had the strongest, positive correlation with conjunction fallacy errors

ASGS was positively correlated with Conjunction Fallacies

ABS was negatively correlated with Conjunction Fallacies

ABS factor of 'experiential belief' had the weakest, positive correlation with conjunction fallacy errors

ABS factor of 'Extra terrestrial belief' had the strongest, positive correlation with conjunction fallacy errors

ABS factor of 'experiential belief' had the strongest, positive correlation with conjunction fallacy errors

A very strong correlation between theoretical belief and BADE

A very strong correlation between experiential belief and BADE

No correlation between belief type and BADE

A very weak correlation between experiential belief and BADE

political beliefs were not a predictor

skin cream use was a predictor

ratios were not a predictor

both ratios AND political beliefs were predictors

political beliefs were a predictor

experiential belief was a predictor

ratios were a predictor

Social Rejection Theory

Cognitive Dissonance

Social-Identity Preservation

In-group Conformity

Identity-Protective Cognition Thesis