Jakob Pietschnig

TL;DR: Examination of correlations between conspiracist ideation and a range of individual psychological factors showed that belief in the entirely fictitious conspiracy theory was significantly associated with stronger belief in other real-world conspiracy theories, stronger paranormal beliefs, and lower crystallized intelligence.

TL;DR: It is shown that the strength of the positive association of brain volume and IQ has been overestimated in the literature, but remains robust even when accounting for different types of dissemination bias, although reported effects have been declining over time.

TL;DR: Findings include that IQ gains vary according to domain, are stronger for adults than children, and have decreased in more recent decades, while factors associated with life history speed seem mainly responsible for the Flynn effect’s general trajectory.

TL;DR: This paper conducted a meta-analysis of nearly 40 studies, over 3000 subjects, including a diversity of unpublished research papers to finally clarify the scientific record about whether or not a specific Mozart effect exists.

TL;DR: This paper examined the role of informational framing and individual differences on acceptance of the moon landings conspiracy theory (CT) and found that acceptance of CT was associated with the adoption of a conspiracist worldview and schizotypal tendencies.