RESEARCH GROUP ON ANTI-SCIENTIFIC BELIEFS AND RADICAL IDEOLOGIES

PseudoLab is an interdisciplinary research group whose aim is to study the interaction between radical ideologies (e.g., authoritarianism and identity politics) and anti-scientific conceptions (e.g., pseudoscience and conspiracy theories). We produce innovative research outcomes, combining quantitative studies and theoretical models to shed light on the socio-political dynamics involved in science denial.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Psychosocial predictors and justification patterns of traditional and alternative medicine in Peru, published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

An analysis of the main predictors and rhetorical strategies for traditional and traditional medicine.

https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-08902-5

Neuroanatomical correlates of social dominance orientation and the contributing role of reward sensitivit, published in Current Psychology

We found a negative correlation between insula volume and social dominance orientation.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09740-z

Effects of debunking interventions on endorsement of alternative medicine: a randomized controlled experiment in Peru, published in Scientific Reports

Experiment on the impact of refutational interventions on endorsement of traditional medicine.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-38260-w

That’s not my truth!: epistemic relativism and political polarization in the United States, published in Current Psychology

An examination of the relationship between epistemic relativism, political polarization and attitudes toward democracy.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08626-w

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