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philipparnamets.bsky.social

@philipparnamets.bsky.social
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Cognitive scientist interested in social learning, morality, and preference formation. Research at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

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philipparnamets.bsky.social @philipparnamets.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
People who were not easily threatened (disagreeing with items like "only wimps admit they've made mistakes") were the least likely to hold conspiracy beliefs about the pandemic, while people who were more inquisitive tended to support public health policies and behaviour more. //
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philipparnamets.bsky.social @philipparnamets.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
These findings held up when comparing against other social and moral psychological predictors and were remarkably robust across our global sample.
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philipparnamets.bsky.social @philipparnamets.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
In a large (N = 46 745, 68 countries) global sample collected during the COVID-19 pandemic we find that open-mindedness predicted decreased belief in conspiracy theories, increased physical distancing, engagement in hygienic behaviors, and support for public health policies.
Forest plots showing posterior mean regression coefficients (population level estimates) from a multivariate multilevel model that included competing predictors, showing open-mindedness (full scale) together with other social and moral psychological measures predicting health related outcomes and conspiracy beliefs (all z-scored). Blue dots show the estimated partial correlations computed from the reliability  disattenuated correlation matrix.
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philipparnamets.bsky.social @philipparnamets.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Open-minded epistemic attitudes are associated with adherence to public health recommendations and protect against holding false beliefs. New paper with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social @markalfano.bsky.social @robert-m-ross.bsky.social accepted in @sjdm-tweets.bsky.social
Open-mindedness predicts support for public health measures and disbelief in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Accepted for publication Judgment and Decision Making.
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