Alsuhibani, Azzam 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3211-4013
(2020)
The nature of strong belief.
PhD thesis, University of Liverpool.
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Abstract
Background: Many kinds of beliefs can be held both strongly and emotionally, which means that they can prove difficult to change. Such beliefs can be either pathological (e.g. delusions) or non-pathological (e.g. religious, political and supernatural beliefs as well as belief in conspiracy theories). The difficulty associated with distinguishing between delusions and other types of strong beliefs has given rise to the term 'master explanatory systems' (MES), which include paranoid beliefs, belief in conspiracies, political beliefs, religious beliefs and paranormal beliefs. The present study sought to investigate the commonalities between pathological and non-pathological beliefs, in addition to their correlation with other psychological constructs. Methods: This study comprised three large-scale online surveys and one online experiment. The first survey involved over 500 participants from three different universities (Liverpool, Ulster and Oxford) in the United Kingdom (UK). The second survey involved a representative sample of 1508 participants from the UK, while the third survey involved a smaller representative sample (about 630 participants) of the UK population. Finally, the online experiment involved ... (continues)
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2021 15:04 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jun 2025 06:05 |
| DOI: | 10.17638/03117600 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3117600 |
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