Creative, yet not unique? Paranormal belief, but not self-rated creative ideation behavior is associated with a higher propensity to perceive unique meanings in randomness
Apophenia, patternicity, and the experience of meaningful coincidences describe the propensity to perceive meaning in random arrangements, which is known to be linked with paranormal beliefs. Additionally, this trait of combining unrelated elements to create new meanings suggests an association with...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-04-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022005576 |