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Are Holistic Thinkers Intellectually Humbler? a First Test
(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2024) Gungor, Mertcan; Sarıbay, Selahattin Adil; Kayatepe, Emre; Ozman, Nagihan; Sencan, Rueya Su; Saribay, S. Adil; Psychology
Intellectual humility (IH) is the tendency to consider that one's beliefs might be fallible. In a pre-registered preliminary study with an undergraduate sample (n = 350), we adapted IH measures to Turkish and in line with past research, we replicated IH's positive correlation with Openness to Experience and negative correlation with Closed-Mindedness. However, IH was not related to Discomfort with Ambiguity. Moreover, consistent with recent theoretical discussions of an overlap between IH and certain aspects of East Asian worldviews, we found that holistic thinking tendency positively predicted IH scores, beyond social desirability and effortful thinking. Our confirmatory study (n = 693) revealed that higher levels of middle way approach and perception of change components of holistic thinking were associated with greater intellectual humility beyond demographics and other substantive predictors of IH. While the effects were small in magnitude and their generalizability awaits further testing, these associations are sensible and motivate continued exploration of the relationship between IH and holistic thinking.
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Can Reflection Mitigate Covid-19 Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs and Hesitancy
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2025) Yılmaz, Onurcan; Sarıbay, Selahattin Adil; Ozman, Nagihan; Yilmaz, Onurcan; Isler, Ozan; Saribay, S. Adil; Psychology
Objective design:Periods of social turmoil, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, tend to amplify conspiracy beliefs, evidenced by increased vaccine hesitancy. Despite this trend, effective interventions targeting vaccine-related conspiracy beliefs remain scarce, partly due to underexplored cognitive processes. Three competing theoretical accounts offer differing predictions about the role of reflective thinking in supporting conspiracy beliefs: the Motivated Reasoning Account suggests reflection strengthens commitment to pre-existing attitudes; the Reflective Reasoning Account posits that reflection enhances belief accuracy; and the Reflective Doubt Account proposes reflection fosters general scepticism. Main outcome measures:Utilising open science practices and a validated technique to activate reflection, we conducted an experimental investigation with a diverse sample (N = 1483) segmented by vaccine attitudes. We investigated the impact of reflection on specific and generic COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs and vaccine-support behaviours across pro-vaccine, neutral, and vaccine-hesitant groups, while examining the moderating effects of scientific literacy, intellectual humility, and actively open-minded thinking. Results:The confirmatory analysis provided no direct support for the theoretical predictions. However, findings indicated that intellectual humility significantly moderated the effect of reflection, enhancing vaccine-support behaviour among participants with high intellectual humility, highlighting the complex interplay of cognitive style and prior attitudes in shaping responses to conspiracy beliefs and vaccine-support actions. Conclusion:The study highlights that while reflective thinking alone did not directly influence vaccine support behavior, its positive effect emerged among individuals with higher intellectual humility, emphasizing the importance of individual differences in shaping belief-related outcomes.
Holistik Düşüncenin Türkiye'deki Davranışsal Profilleri
(2024) Sarıbay, Selahattin Adil; Sarıbay, Selahattin Adil; Psychology
Örtük profil analizini ve 'kültür ve biliş' literatüründen çeşitli görevleri kullanan Na ve ark. (2020), insanların bilişsel stillerinde zaman içinde sabit davranış profilleri sergilediklerini buldu. Çalışma 1'de (N = 540) bu bulguyu tekrarladık, ancak (Türk) katılımcılarımızın bilişsel stil davranış profilleri Na ve arkadaşlarının (Kuzey Amerikalı) katılımcılarınınkinden farklıydı. Kuzey Amerikalı katılımcıların davranış profilleri büyük ölçüde dışarıdan-içeriye görevinde farklılaşırken, Türk katılımcıların davranış profilleri büyük ölçüde dahil etme görevinde farklılaştı. Çalışma 2'de (N = 465), Çalışma 1'i farklı bütünsel düşünce alanlarını kapsayacak şekilde genişlettik ve insanların sabit davranış profilleri sergilediğini bir kez daha gösterdik. Çalışma 2'de katılımcılar, diyalektik düşünce görevlerinin ikisinde (öncelikle sosyal çatışmaların çözümü ve biraz da atasözü görevlerinde) farklılaşmıştır. Bu sonuçlar, bilişsel stil davranış profillerindeki zamansal sabitliğin kültürler arasında geçerli olmasına rağmen, bu profillerin kültürden kültüre farklılık gösterme eğiliminde olduğunu göstermektedir.