Predrag Teovanović
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View article: A Guide to the Literature on Anchoring: Procedures, Effects, and Mechanisms (Review article)
A Guide to the Literature on Anchoring: Procedures, Effects, and Mechanisms (Review article) Open
Anchoring occurs as a result of different cognitive processes, all resulting in the same outcome—a convergence of numerical estimates towards available numbers regardless of their obvious irrelevance. Demonstrable, robust, durable, easy to…
View article: Revealing the Layers of Paranormal Beliefs: Latent Dimensions and Psychological Roots
Revealing the Layers of Paranormal Beliefs: Latent Dimensions and Psychological Roots Open
Efforts to map the breadth and latent structure of paranormal beliefs have been challenged by inconsistent findings, largely due to conceptual clarity and the use of incompatible instruments. To address this, we developed the 67-item Compr…
View article: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Green: How Different Domains of Traditional, Alternative, and Complementary Medicine Use Are Rooted in an Irrational Mindset
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Green: How Different Domains of Traditional, Alternative, and Complementary Medicine Use Are Rooted in an Irrational Mindset Open
Despite insufficient evidence base for some of its practices, traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) use is rapidly growing; psychological roots of this trend are still under-studied. Based on previous research, input …
View article: Lifetime prevalence of questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: A preregistered nationally representative survey
Lifetime prevalence of questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: A preregistered nationally representative survey Open
A growing body of evidence suggests that questionable health behaviors- not following medical recommendations and resorting to non-evidence based treatments—are more frequent than previously thought, and that they seem to have strong psych…
View article: Human Compliance with Normative Principles in Argumentation: Effects of Naturalness Bias and Graphical Representation
Human Compliance with Normative Principles in Argumentation: Effects of Naturalness Bias and Graphical Representation Open
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View article: Are quantum medicine proponents more likely to practice yoga? An empirical taxonomy of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices
Are quantum medicine proponents more likely to practice yoga? An empirical taxonomy of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practices Open
Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine (TCAM) encompasses a wide range of healthcare practices that are typically not part of “conventional” medicine and that are widely used in the general population. The aim of the study was…
View article: Evaluation of reliability and validity of the Serbian Aphasia Screening Test
Evaluation of reliability and validity of the Serbian Aphasia Screening Test Open
Purpose A rise in strokes worldwide means that the number of people affected by aphasia is increasing. Early and accurate diagnosis of aphasia is crucial for recovery. Presently, there are no dedicated screening tests tailored for evaluati…
View article: Why Do We Use Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine Practices? The Role of Personality Traits and Thinking Dispositions
Why Do We Use Traditional, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine Practices? The Role of Personality Traits and Thinking Dispositions Open
The use of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) practices is growing worldwide. To understand the reasons behind this trend, we explored basic psychological variables such as personality traits and thinking dispositi…
View article: A common factor underlying confirmation bias in hypothesis testing tasks
A common factor underlying confirmation bias in hypothesis testing tasks Open
When they are asked to test a given hypothesis, individuals tend to be biased towards confirming evidence. This phenomenon has been documented on different cognitive components: information search, weighing of evidence, and memory recall. …
View article: Lifetime prevalence of questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: A preregistered nationally representative survey
Lifetime prevalence of questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: A preregistered nationally representative survey Open
A growing body of evidence suggests that questionable health behaviors- not following medical recommendations and resorting to non-evidence based treatments - are more frequent than previously thought, and that they seem to have strong psy…
View article: The Role of Cognitive Biases in Shaping Irrational Beliefs: A Multi-Study Investigation
The Role of Cognitive Biases in Shaping Irrational Beliefs: A Multi-Study Investigation Open
Irrational beliefs encompass a broad set of beliefs that lack verifiable empirical evidence and contradict scientific principles, often grouped into conspiratorial, pseudoscientific, and paranormal domains. This paper investigated whether …
View article: The desirability bias in personality‐related syllogistic reasoning
The desirability bias in personality‐related syllogistic reasoning Open
Introduction The belief‐bias effect is a tendency to evaluate syllogistic statements based on believability rather than on formal logic validity. Following this rationale, the study examines desirability bias as the tendency to evaluate sy…
View article: Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study
Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: a preregistered experience sampling study Open
People resort to various questionable health practices to preserve or regain health - they intentionally do not adhere to medical recommendations (e.g. self-medicate or modify the prescribed therapies; iNAR), or use traditional/complementa…
View article: Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: A preregistered experience sampling study
Tracking variations in daily questionable health behaviors and their psychological roots: A preregistered experience sampling study Open
People resort to various questionable health practices to preserve or regain health - they intentionally do not adhere to medical recommendations (e.g., self-medicate or modify the prescribed therapies;iNAR), or use traditional/complementa…
View article: Characteristics of play interaction in twins with autism spectrum disorder
Characteristics of play interaction in twins with autism spectrum disorder Open
Play is a natural state in which children enjoy and practice various cognitive, social, and motor skills. Play observations in the natural learning environment helps practitioners and researchers to develop appropriate intervention. Previo…
View article: Reliability and validity of measuring shoulder joint flexion using digital and standard goniometric methods
Reliability and validity of measuring shoulder joint flexion using digital and standard goniometric methods Open
Based on the review of the literature and clinical experiences, it can be concluded that the measurement of the amplitude of movement is one of the basic kinesiometric methods used in the assessment of the functional joint mobility. The go…
View article: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something green: How different domains of traditional, alternative, and complementary medicine use are rooted in an irrational mindset
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something green: How different domains of traditional, alternative, and complementary medicine use are rooted in an irrational mindset Open
Despite insufficient evidence base for some of its practices, traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) use is rapidly growing; psychological roots of this trend are still under-studied. Based on previous research, input …
View article: The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children
The relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children Open
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between sex, empathy, systemizing, and autistic traits in primary school children. The sample included 353 primary school children aged 7-11 years. The children?s versions of the Empa…
View article: Confirmation bias in hypothesis testing: A unitary phenomenon?
Confirmation bias in hypothesis testing: A unitary phenomenon? Open
It is well established that people tend to favor confirming strategies in hypothesis testing. However, little is known about individual differences in this topic. The present study has two aims: (a) adapting existing experimental tasks on …
View article: One Hundred and Sixty-One Days in the Life of the Homopandemicus in Serbia: The Contribution of Information Credibility and Alertness in Predicting Engagement in Protective Behaviors
One Hundred and Sixty-One Days in the Life of the Homopandemicus in Serbia: The Contribution of Information Credibility and Alertness in Predicting Engagement in Protective Behaviors Open
COVID-19 pandemic is a long-lasting process associated with dynamic changes within society and in individual psychological responses. Effective communication of measures by credible sources throughout the epidemic is one of the crucial fac…
View article: Irrational beliefs differentially predict adherence to guidelines and pseudoscientific practices during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic
Irrational beliefs differentially predict adherence to guidelines and pseudoscientific practices during the <span>COVID</span> ‐19 pandemic Open
Summary In the coronavirus “infodemic,” people are exposed to official recommendations but also to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID‐19. We examined whether irrational beliefs predict adherence …
View article: What drives us to be (ir)responsible for our health during the COVID-19 pandemic? The role of personality, thinking styles and conspiracy mentality
What drives us to be (ir)responsible for our health during the COVID-19 pandemic? The role of personality, thinking styles and conspiracy mentality Open
The study aimed to investigate the role of personality, thinking styles, and conspiracy mentality in health-related behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e., recommended health behaviors according to COVID-19 guidelines and engagement …
View article: Irrational beliefs differentially predict adherence to guidelines and pseudoscientific practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
Irrational beliefs differentially predict adherence to guidelines and pseudoscientific practices during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
In the coronavirus “infodemic”, people are exposed to both official recommendations and to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID-19. We examined whether irrational beliefs predict adherence to COVID…
View article: Does Eysenck's personality model capture psychosis-proneness? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Does Eysenck's personality model capture psychosis-proneness? A systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Eysenck's model of personality (PEN) was one of the most influential personality models in the 20th century. A unique characteristic of this model is the claim of psychosis-proneness being incorporated into it as one of its three basic tra…
View article: Individual differences in anchoring effect: Evidence for the role of insufficient adjustment
Individual differences in anchoring effect: Evidence for the role of insufficient adjustment Open
Although the anchoring effect is one of the most reliable results of experimental psychology, researchers have only recently begun to examine the role of individual differences in susceptibility to this cognitive bias. Yet, first correlati…