Paranormal beliefs and cognitive function: A systematic review and assessment of study quality across four decades of research

Charlotte E. Dean; Shazia Akhtar; Tim M. Gale; Karen Irvine; Dominique Grohmann; Keith R. Laws

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0267360

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Paranormal beliefs and cognitive function: A systematic review and assessment of study quality across four decades of research

Charlotte E. Dean ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: c.dean3@herts.ac.uk

Affiliation Department of Psychology, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Sport and Geography, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4287-4390

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Shazia Akhtar,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Sport and Geography, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Tim M. Gale,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Sport and Geography, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Karen Irvine,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Sport and Geography, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Dominique Grohmann,

Roles Formal analysis, Validation

Affiliation Department of Psychology, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Sport and Geography, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Keith R. Laws

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, School of Life and Medical Sciences, Sport and Geography, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5065-0867

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Paranormal beliefs and cognitive function: A systematic review and assessment of study quality across four decades of research

Charlotte E. Dean,
Shazia Akhtar,
Tim M. Gale,
Karen Irvine,
Dominique Grohmann,
Keith R. Laws

Published: May 4, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267360

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