Exploring the Relationship Between Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Adherence to Government Guidelines During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Perceived Control and Trust in Social Media and Traditional Sources of Information. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Epifanio MS +5 more
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Correlates of COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in Japan: A cross-sectional study of 28,175 residents. [PDF]
PLoS OneSato Y +5 more
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COVID-19 and the 5G Conspiracy Theory: Social Network Analysis of Twitter Data. [PDF]
J Med Internet Res, 2020 Ahmed W +3 more
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Five Epistemic Arguments for Workplace Democracy Over Workplace Republicanism
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article intervenes in the debate between workplace democracy and workplace republicanism by examining their relative capacities to protect workers' epistemic agency and epistemic capacities, an angle that remains underexplored in the workplace justice literature.
Chi Kwok
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Leveraging artificial intelligence to identify the psychological factors associated with conspiracy theory beliefs online. [PDF]
Nat CommunKunst JR +7 more
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, 2011 Book synopsis: The Latin etymological origin of the word “conspiracy” is conspīrāre, literally “to breathe together”, whence, “to accord, harmonize, agree, combine, or unite in a purpose, plot mischief together secretly.” Formally, conspiracy is a ...
Ertür, Başak
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The Cross and Conflict: How Do Christians Impact Protest Dynamics?
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between Christian actors, practices, and sacred sites in US protests and demonstrations, focusing on how political ideology shapes conflict outcomes. Using event‐level data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the analysis explores 63,000 protest events from 2020 to 2024 ...
Joel Day
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Word Predictability as a Measure of Second Language Proficiency
Language Learning, EarlyView.Abstract This study introduces predictabilityBERT, a novel metric for assessing second language (L2) proficiency based on the predictability of word choices in learner language production. Using BERT (Devlin et al., 2019), we calculated the conditional probability of each word in a text given its surrounding context.
Langdon Holmes +3 more
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Erratum to "When alienated from society, conspiracy theory belief gives meaning to life" [Heliyon 10(14) (30 July 2024) e34557]. [PDF]
HeliyonSchnell T, Viviani R, Lenz C, Krampe H.
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The quest for significance and conspiracy theories: exploring the moderating influence of narcissism
Several authors suggested that conspiracy beliefs represent an optimal form of ideological narrative to fulfil the inherent human need to restore a sense of importance, aiding individuals in defending their self-worth.
Ankica Kosic +2 more
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