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Eye Movements Reveal How Readers Infer Intentions From the Beliefs and Desires of Others

Experimental Psychology, 2015
We examine how the beliefs and desires of a protagonist are used by readers to predict their intentions as a narrative vignette unfolds. Eye movement measures revealed that readers rapidly inferred an intention when the protagonist desired an outcome, even when this inference was not licensed by the protagonist’s belief state.
Haigh, Matthew, Bonnefon, Jean-François
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Fieldwork in New Religious Movements

, 2023
New religious movements are often described as bizarre and sinister. Direct acquaintance, however, often gives a different impression from media portrayals and even from some academic writing.
George D. Chryssides
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Endorsement of Feminist Beliefs, Openness, and Mindful Acceptance as Predictors of Decreased Transphobia

Journal of Homosexuality, 2021
The inclusion of transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals in feminist theory, discourse, and activism is fraught with controversy. Given this historical tension within various feminism movements, the current study sought to understand the ...
Lisa F. Platt, Spring L. Szoka
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What should academics do about conspiracy theories? Moving beyond debunking to better deal with conspiratorial movements, misinformation and post-truth

, 2021
Many people use conspiracy theories to make sense of a changing world and its ever more complexif social structures (e.g., international financial systems, global bodies of governance), tragic events (e.g., terrorist attacks, man-made catastrophes, or ...
Elżbieta Drążkiewicz Grodzicka, Jaron Harambam   +1 more
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Mundane Materialism: How Tax Policies and Other Governmental Regulation Affected Beliefs And Practices of Jesus Movement Organizations

Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 1999
L'A. montre comment l'ideologie religieuse et l'organisation sociale peuvent etre deviees par l'action gouvernementale qui penetre la sphere separant l'Eglise de l'Etat aux Etats-Unis. Les actions gouvernemetales peuvent ainsi deformer les systemes de croyances. L'A.
D. T. Stewart, J. T. Richardson
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CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION OF “BELIEFS” IN INDONESIA

The Journal of Law and Religion, 2020
Constitutionally, Indonesia is a state “based on Almighty God,” but the Constitution does not specify any religions or belief systems. This is left to statute, which establishes six official religions that the state supports and helps administer: Islam ...
S. Butt
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Far-right movements in the Western world: How media exposure relates to normative beliefs and attitudes toward the far-right

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Considering the rise of far-right groups in Western countries, we examined whether exposure to media coverage on the far-right is associated with attitudes toward it, using surveys in 15 Western democratic countries (total N = 2,576).
H. Selvanathan, B. Leidner, Stylianos Syropoulos, Winnifred Louis, Levi Adelman, Aphrodite Baka, Christina Bauer, M. Blikmans, M. Becker, Eszter Berán, Michał Bilewicz, Peggy Chekroun, Tobias Greitemeyer, B. Hannover, Inga Jasinskaja-Lahti, Péter Kardos, Mengyao Li, T. Lindholm, Steve Loughnan, Theresa Mros, M. Paladino, Marina Papadopoulou, Daniel R. Rovenpor, K. Sadus, J. Vaes, Alain Van Hiel, Martijn van Zomeren   +26 more
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Scaling Up Change: A Critical Review and Practical Guide to Harnessing Social Norms for Climate Action

Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 2022
Anthropogenic carbon emissions have the potential to trigger changes in climate and ecosystems that would be catastrophic for the well-being of humans and other species.
S. Constantino, Gregg Sparkman, Gordon T. Kraft-Todd, C. Bicchieri, Damon Centola, Bettina Shell-Duncan, Sonja Vogt, Elke U. Weber   +7 more
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Us and Others: Turkish People’s Autochthony Beliefs and Views on Refugees

Journal of ethnic and cultural studies
This study aims to examine the autochthony beliefs of local people in Türkiye, which is at the center of migration movements, especially by Syrian refugees.
Davut Gürel
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Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with changes of back shape and function

PAIN Reports
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with reduction of back movements. This implies their importance during chronification of pain and their potential for therapeutic approaches.
Nima Taheri, L. Becker, L. Fleig, Karolina Kolodziejczak, L. Cordes, Bernhard U Hoehl, U. Grittner, Lukas Mödl, Hendrik Schmidt, M. Pumberger   +9 more
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