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Religious practices shape visual attention. Specific religions alter the global precedence effect, influencing how individuals process visual information, with effects lasting even in atheists.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Sociology of Religion

Background:

  • Religion is often viewed as a cultural construct of rules.
  • Individual differences in cognitive processing are influenced by various factors.
  • The global precedence effect measures attention to global versus local visual features.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if religious practice systematically alters visual attention.
  • To examine the relationship between specific religious doctrines and cognitive control styles.
  • To determine the long-term impact of religious practice on visual attention.

Main Methods:

  • Assessing the global precedence effect in individuals from different religious backgrounds (Calvinism, Catholicism, Judaism).
  • Correlating the size of the global precedence effect with the amount and strictness of religious practices.
  • Evaluating the persistence of these effects in individuals with no current religious affiliation (baptized atheists).

Main Results:

  • The global precedence effect was significantly reduced in Calvinism (emphasizing individual responsibility).
  • The effect was increased in Catholicism and Judaism (emphasizing social solidarity).
  • These cognitive biases were long-lasting and varied with the intensity and strictness of religious practices.

Conclusions:

  • Religious practice induces distinct cognitive-control styles.
  • These styles create chronic, directional biases in visual attention.
  • Cognitive effects of religious practice extend beyond active adherence.