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·January 5, 2022·3 min read

Study Examines Attachment to God and Psychological Distress

Researchers report religious people who relate to a God in an uncertain or anxious manner are more likely to experience psychological distress disorders, including anxiety, paranoia, and obsessive compulsions. Findings reveal how different styles of attachment to a deity may be associated with poorer mental health outcomes.

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·December 30, 2020·5 min read

Is Belief in God a Delusion?

A new study examines the relationship, and differences, between religion and delusion.

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·September 9, 2020·4 min read

Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a God

People whose brains are more predisposed to implicit pattern learning are more likely to believe in a deity, researchers report.

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·June 17, 2020·3 min read

What it means when animals have beliefs

Researchers proposed four criteria to understand and investigate animal belief systems. Findings suggest flexible behavior caused by belief is exhibited in the behavior of rats, chimpanzees, and dogs.

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·March 28, 2020·7 min read

COVID-19 skeptics and deniers: Why some people stick to deadly beliefs

Despite all of the public health warnings, many people are still ignoring instructions to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many influential people are downplaying the severity of the virus, and convincing others that coronavirus is not as serious as health professionals would have us believe. In light of this, researchers discuss why some people stick to their beliefs and act with skepticism, despite overwhelming contradictory evidence.

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·January 11, 2020·4 min read

The meaning of life – a psychologist’s view

Study investigates suffering-induced transformational experiences to help reveal what the meaning of life could actually be.

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·July 18, 2019·3 min read

How people engage with science can promote unbelief or beliefs about God(s)

Study suggests those who feel in awe of scientific discoveries are more likely to believe in a god, while those who are more inclined to logical thinking were less likely to believe in a deity.

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·July 16, 2019·5 min read

Myth-busting study reveals that gamblers can’t detect slot machine payout percentages

Study busts the long-held belief that gamblers can detect differences in how much, and how often, certain slot machines payout.

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·July 15, 2019·6 min read

How expectation influences perception

Brain activity patterns in the frontal cortex encode beliefs and affect how we perceive the world around us.

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·March 21, 2019·4 min read

Delusions may stem from sticky beliefs

Delusional thinking is associated with slower alterations in personal belief, a new study reports. People who suffer more delusions also tend to seek out more information prior to making a guess, contradiction previous findings that those with psychosis are more prone to 'jump to conclusions'.