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Analysis Of Automatic Judgments Of Religious Belief, Maxine Belén Najle
Analysis Of Automatic Judgments Of Religious Belief, Maxine Belén Najle
Theses and Dissertations--Psychology
The measurement of religious belief has some social desirability concerns that make the development of an implicit measure of religiosity advantageous. Currently, there are few options for implicitly measuring religious belief. This study attempted to add to this literature by analyzing the automatic judgements of religious belief through the use of an implicit measure known as the MouseTrack task, allowing for the measurement of latency in the expression of these beliefs as well as the certainty of these beliefs by tracking the path taken during the decision process. A sample of 121 undergraduates was recruited from the UK SONA subject …