Ryan Balzan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1223218 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ryan Balzan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ryan |
| FAMILY NAME | Balzan |
| SIGNATURE | BALZAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2007-4317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Role of Flexibility in the Formation and Maintenance of Extreme Beliefs
There is growing interest in the role of cognitive flexibility in the development of politically motivated violence and a willingness to self‐sacrifice. However, the construct of flexibility has been applied in multiple ways across disciplines, resulting in conceptual ambiguity and methodological challenges. This narrative scoping review re‐evaluated the theoretical mechanisms linking distinct flexibility constructs to extreme beliefs, with the a…
People at-risk of an Eating Disorder are more likely to endorse dietary misinformation claims and hold rigid beliefs
People are exposed to misinformation about dieting practices every day on social media which can influence their health and wellbeing. While misinformation research has largely focused on general vulnerabilities to misinformation and strategies to counteract its spread, limited work has examined how specific harmful content, such as dietary misinformation, influences vulnerable groups, particularly those at risk of eating disorders (EDs). This st…
Conspiracy-Beliefs and Receptivity to Disconfirmatory Information
Conspiracy theory (CT) beliefs are thought to be related to a number of individual differences that make certain individuals more prone to this style of reasoning. In this study, we investigate (a) the relationship between CT beliefs and a standardized measure of judgment (the Bias Against Disconfirmatory Evidence task or BADE) and (b) the extent to which BADE scores are related to specific measures of psychopathology, including schizotypy and de…
Covid-19-related conspiracy beliefs and their relationship with perceived stress and pre-existing conspiracy beliefs
Jumping to conclusions in the less-delusion-prone? Further evidence from a more reliable beads task
An investigation into the jumping-to-conclusions bias in social anxiety
Conspiracy-Beliefs and Receptivity to Disconfirmatory Information
Conspiracy theory (CT) beliefs are thought to be related to a number of individual differences that make certain individuals more prone to this style of reasoning. In this study, we investigate (a) the relationship between CT beliefs and a standardized measure of judgment (the Bias Against Disconfirmatory Evidence task or BADE) and (b) the extent to which BADE scores are related to specific measures of psychopathology, including schizotypy and de…
People at-risk of an Eating Disorder are more likely to endorse dietary misinformation claims and hold rigid beliefs
People are exposed to misinformation about dieting practices every day on social media which can influence their health and wellbeing. While misinformation research has largely focused on general vulnerabilities to misinformation and strategies to counteract its spread, limited work has examined how specific harmful content, such as dietary misinformation, influences vulnerable groups, particularly those at risk of eating disorders (EDs). This st…
An investigation into the jumping-to-conclusions bias in social anxiety
Covid-19-related conspiracy beliefs and their relationship with perceived stress and pre-existing conspiracy beliefs
Jumping to conclusions in the less-delusion-prone? Further evidence from a more reliable beads task
Conspiracy-Beliefs and Receptivity to Disconfirmatory Information
Conspiracy theory (CT) beliefs are thought to be related to a number of individual differences that make certain individuals more prone to this style of reasoning. In this study, we investigate (a) the relationship between CT beliefs and a standardized measure of judgment (the Bias Against Disconfirmatory Evidence task or BADE) and (b) the extent to which BADE scores are related to specific measures of psychopathology, including schizotypy and de…
People at-risk of an Eating Disorder are more likely to endorse dietary misinformation claims and hold rigid beliefs
People are exposed to misinformation about dieting practices every day on social media which can influence their health and wellbeing. While misinformation research has largely focused on general vulnerabilities to misinformation and strategies to counteract its spread, limited work has examined how specific harmful content, such as dietary misinformation, influences vulnerable groups, particularly those at risk of eating disorders (EDs). This st…
The Role of Flexibility in the Formation and Maintenance of Extreme Beliefs
There is growing interest in the role of cognitive flexibility in the development of politically motivated violence and a willingness to self‐sacrifice. However, the construct of flexibility has been applied in multiple ways across disciplines, resulting in conceptual ambiguity and methodological challenges. This narrative scoping review re‐evaluated the theoretical mechanisms linking distinct flexibility constructs to extreme beliefs, with the a…
Psychology (5 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Delusion (2 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)