Connecting the dots: illusory pattern perception predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural

van Prooijen, Jan‐Willem, Douglas, Karen M., De Inocencio, Clara·2018·European Journal of Social Psychology
DOI 10.1002/ejsp.2331

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