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Direct replication of Gervais & Norenzayan (2012): No evidence that analytic thinking decreases religious belief

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  • Clinton Sanchez
  • Brian Sundermeier
  • Kenneth Gray
  • Robert J Calin-Jageman

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Gervais & Norenzayan (2012) reported in Science a series of 4 experiments in which manipulations intended to foster analytic thinking decreased religious belief. We conducted a precise, large, multi-site pre-registered replication of one of these experiments. We observed little to no effect of the experimental manipulation on religious belief (d = 0.07 in the wrong direction, 95% CI[-0.12, 0.25], N = 941). The original finding does not seem to provide reliable or valid evidence that analytic thinking causes a decrease in religious belief.

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  • Clinton Sanchez & Brian Sundermeier & Kenneth Gray & Robert J Calin-Jageman, 2017. "Direct replication of Gervais & Norenzayan (2012): No evidence that analytic thinking decreases religious belief," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(2), pages 1-8, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0172636
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172636
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