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Society, 2023 AbstractCurrent thinking about conspiracy theories is dominated by epistemological and psychological approaches. The former see the study of conspiracy theories as a branch of epistemology and insist that each theory should be judged on its evidential merits. On this account, a conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event which cites a conspiracy as
Quassim Cassam, Cassam Quassim
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Suspicious conspiracy theories. [PDF]
Synthese, 2022 AbstractConspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists have been accused of a great many sins, but are the conspiracy theories conspiracy theorists believe epistemically problematic? Well, according to some recent work (such as Cassam Quassim, Keith Harris, and M. Guilia Napolitano), yes, they are.
Dentith MRX.
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The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories [PDF]
Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2017 What psychological factors drive the popularity of conspiracy theories, which explain important events as secret plots by powerful and malevolent groups? What are the psychological consequences of adopting these theories? We review the current research and find that it answers the first of these questions more thoroughly than the second.
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Understanding Conspiracy Theories [PDF]
Political Psychology, 2019 Scholarly efforts to understand conspiracy theories have grown significantly in recent years, and there is now a broad and interdisciplinary literature. In reviewing this body of work, we ask three specific questions. First, what factors are associated with conspiracy beliefs?
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Call it a conspiracy: How conspiracy belief predicts recognition of conspiracy theories. [PDF]
PLoS ONEWhile conspiracy theories are treated as irrational fringe beliefs in popular culture, conspiracy belief is quite common. Given the disconnect between stereotypes about conspiracy belief and its prevalence, I tested whether people have difficulty ...
J P Prims
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People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRecent research has produced a significant body of knowledge about the antecedents and consequences of individual differences in belief in conspiracy theories.
Matt N. Williams +6 more
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Is It All a Conspiracy? Conspiracy Theories and People’s Attitude to COVID-19 Vaccination
Vaccines, 2021 A large body of research has found that people’s beliefs in conspiracy theories about infectious diseases negatively impacts their health behaviors concerning vaccination.
Zheng Yang, Xi Luo, Hepeng Jia
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Conspiracy Theories–Conspiracy Narratives
Diegesis: Interdisziplinäres E-Journal für Erzählforschung, 2021 In this essay Michael Butter discusses the relation between conspiracy theories and conspiracy narratives.
Michael Butter
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Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The public is convinced that beliefs in conspiracy theories are increasing, and many scholars, journalists, and policymakers agree. Given the associations between conspiracy theories and many non-normative tendencies, lawmakers have called for policies ...
Joseph Uscinski +6 more
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Conspiracy myths and conspiracy theories [PDF]
Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford, 1989 G. T. Cubitt
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