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When Superstition Fails

Reactions to Disconfirmation of Paranormal Beliefs

Dan Russell

University of California, Los Angeles

Warren H. Jones

University of Tulsa

Previous research has suggested cognitive distortion of counter attitudinal information bi' believers but not by skeptics of paranormal phenomena. The present stud}' sought to extend these results, using a different mode of information presentation and measuring emotional arousal as well. Both believers and skeptics showed increased emotional arousal when presented with counter attitudinal information, but only believers showed selective learning of the information. These findings are discussed in light of dissonance theory and selective learning.

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 6, No. 1, 83-88 (1980)
DOI: 10.1177/014616728061012
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