Can we train ourselves out of believing in pseudoscience?
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Can we train ourselves out of believing in pseudoscience? Spanish researchers say there's a chance that we can interrupt and or stop a person from believing in pseudoscience, stereotypes and unjustified beliefs. These beliefs, called causal illusions, can lead a person to unhealthy or irres
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Original Title: Researchers say there’s a chance that we can interrupt or stop a person from believing in pseudoscience, stereotypes and unjustified beliefs. The study trained kids from 40 high schools about scientific methods and was able to provide a reliable form of debiasing the kids against causal illusions.