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Self-serving influences on adolescents' evaluations of belief-relevant evidence
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Self-serving influences on adolescents' evaluations of belief-relevant evidence

Paul Klaczynski and David Gordon
Journal of experimental child psychology, Vol.62(3), pp.317-339
01/08/1996
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1006/jecp.1996.0033
PMID: 8812053

Abstract

Child psychology Evidence Perceptions Religion Teenagers
To examine the effects of motivation and intellectual ability on adolescent reasoning, 50 adolescents were presented "scientific" evidence relevant to their religious affiliations. Belief-consistent evidence portrayed adolescents' religious affiliations favorably.

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