It's the heart that matters: The relationships among cognitive mentalizing ability, emotional empathy, and religiosity

Volume: 161, Pages: 109976 - 109976
Published: Jul 1, 2020
Abstract
Mentalizing ability, i.e., an ability to attribute mental states to other beings, has been regarded as a chief cognitive predisposition that allows people to believe in supernatural beings. However, research on mentalizing ability and religiosity is inconsistent and tainted with methodological vagueness. Most notably, the terms “mentalizing” and “empathy” have often been used interchangeably, which can mask important distinctions between...
Paper Details
Title
It's the heart that matters: The relationships among cognitive mentalizing ability, emotional empathy, and religiosity
Published Date
Jul 1, 2020
Volume
161
Pages
109976 - 109976
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