People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit
www.psypost.org
A new meta-analysis published in Applied Cognitive Psychology finds that people with lower cognitive ability are more likely to find meaning in pseudo-profound nonsense. The study identifies key psychological traits linked to susceptibility to feel-good but meaningless statements.
This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/science by /u/mvea on 2025-05-09 12:02:37+00:00.

Original Title: People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit (sentences that sound deep and meaningful but are essentially meaningless). These people are also linked to stronger belief in the paranormal, conspiracy theories, and religion.