printWhat Makes People Susceptible To Pseudo-Profound 'Baloney'? : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
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The paper reports four studies in which over 800 participants recruited on a college campus or through the web were asked to rate how profound they found a variety of statements, including those above. Participants also completed additional tests to find out what makes some people more susceptible to pseudo-profound nonsense than others.