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The social consequences of conspiracism: Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases the intention to engage in politics and to reduce one’s carbon footprint. [PDF]
, 2014 The current studies explored the social consequences of exposure to conspiracy theories. In Study 1, participants were exposed to a range of conspiracy theories concerning government involvement in significant events such as the death of Diana, Princess ...
Douglas, Karen M. +4 more
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Does it take one to know one? Endorsement of conspiracy theories is influenced by personal willingness to conspire. [PDF]
, 2011 We advance a new account of why people endorse conspiracy theories, arguing that individuals use the social-cognitive tool of projection when making social judgments about others.
Robbie M. Sutton +3 more
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Climate change: Why the conspiracy theories are dangerous [PDF]
, 2015 Uncertainty surrounds the public understanding of climate change and provides fertile ground for conspiracy theories. Typically, such conspiracy theories assert that climate scientists and politicians are distorting or hijacking the science to suit their
Robbie M. Sutton +3 more
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Belief in contradictory conspiracy theories
, 2022 In this study we again test whether belief in one conspiracy theory actually predicts belief in a contradictory one, or whether the positive correlation between mutually incompatible conspiracy theories is due to those who do believe the official reading
Mausolf, L. +4 more
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When alienated from society, conspiracy theory belief gives meaning to life
HeliyonBackground: Conspiracy theory belief – explaining the ultimate causes of social and political events with claims of secret conspiracies – is assumed to arise from a desire to make sense of uncertainty, especially in times of crisis.
Tatjana Schnell +3 more
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Racialized Pandemic: The Effect of Racial Attitudes on COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
Frontiers in Political Science, 2022 As national and international health agencies rushed to respond to the global spread of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as COVID-19), one challenge these organizations faced was the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories about ...
Christina E. Farhart, Philip Gordon Chen
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Paranoia is the belief that others intend you harm. It is related to conspiracy theories, wherein those others represent an organized faction, coordinating the harm against self and others, and violating societal norms.
Praveen Suthaharan, Philip R. Corlett
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Weather Attention in Online Discourse and Price Uncertainty in Agricultural Futures Markets
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Weather is a central determinant of production risk in agricultural markets, but markets respond not only to weather conditions themselves, but also to how those conditions are noticed, framed, and interpreted in public discourse. In this setting, real‐time online weather discussions may shape price uncertainty by influencing how market ...
Mario A. Ortez +3 more
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Neural correlates of conspiracy beliefs during information evaluation
Scientific ReportsConspiracy theories, despite their widespread societal impact, remain poorly understood at the neural level. While previous research has examined general belief processing, the neural mechanisms underlying how conspiracy beliefs influence information ...
Shuguang Zhao, Ting Wang, Bingsen Xiong
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Routledge Open Research, 2023 Looking at set of 76 representative articles published by social psychologists between 2017 and 2023 (reviewed between December 2022 and February 2023), I examine the role of motivating examples---a kind of illustrative example, typically used by ...
M R. X. Dentith
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