Reflective thinking predicts lower conspiracy beliefs: A meta-analysis

Changing Conspiracy Beliefs through Rationality and Ridiculing

Conspiracy theory (CT) beliefs can be harmful. How is it possible to reduce them effectively? Three reduction strategies were tested in an online experiment using general and well-known CT beliefs on a comprehensive randomly assigned Hungarian sample (N = 813): exposing rational counter CT arguments, ridiculing those who hold CT beliefs, and empathizing with the targets of CT beliefs. Several r...

Conspiracy Thinking in the Middle East

Analytic thinking reduces belief in conspiracy theories.

Belief in conspiracy theories has been associated with a range of negative health, civic, and social outcomes, requiring reliable methods of reducing such belief. Thinking dispositions have been highlighted as one possible factor associated with belief in conspiracy theories, but actual relationships have only been infrequently studied. In Study 1, we examined associations between belief in con...

Reflective thinking in clinical nursing education: a concept analysis.

Over decades nursing had an interest in clarifying and developing its knowledge base and its conceptual foundation. Reflective thinking has become a popular word in nursing education world wide, but its meaning and effective use remains debatable because of lack of clarity in its meaning (Mackintosh, 1998:553). The researcher engaged in the concept analysis of reflective thinking so as to fully...

Nursing Students' Experiences in Reflective Thinking: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: Reflective thinking has been emphasized as an effective educational strategy by many researchers but there are few qualitative researches regarding the results of its application. This research was conducted to find out the mechanisms by which reflection on practice affects clinical experiences. Methods: This qualitative study was performed as grounded theory. The participants we...