Understanding Conspiracy Theories

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? Our review of the lite...

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Published in:Political psychology 2019-02, Vol.40 (S1), p.3-35
Main Authors: Douglas, Karen M., Uscinski, Joseph E., Sutton, Robbie M., Cichocka, Aleksandra, Nefes, Turkay, Ang, Chee Siang, Deravi, Farzin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Attitudes
Climate change
communication
Conspiracy
conspiracy belief
conspiracy theories
Immunization
Interdisciplinary aspects
Literature reviews
Mass media
Narcissism
Political communication
Politics
Psychological theories
Psychology
Rewards
Social factors
Social media
Violence
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