Tearing apart the “evil” twins: A general conspiracy mentality is not the same as specific conspiracy beliefs

R Imhoff, T Bertlich, M Frenken - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Although sometimes used interchangeably, the present review highlights the important
differences between generalized worldviews suspecting conspiracy at play (conspiracy …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological research on conspiracy beliefs: Field characteristics, measurement instruments, and associations with …

A Goreis, M Voracek - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, the number of investigations of the beliefs in conspiracy theories has
begun to increase in the fields of social, differential, and experimental psychology. A …

Durably reducing conspiracy beliefs through dialogues with AI

TH Costello, G Pennycook, DG Rand - Science, 2024 - science.org
Conspiracy theory beliefs are notoriously persistent. Influential hypotheses propose that they
fulfill important psychological needs, thus resisting counterevidence. Yet previous failures in …

Coronavirus conspiracy beliefs, mistrust, and compliance with government guidelines in England

D Freeman, F Waite, L Rosebrock, A Petit… - Psychological …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background An invisible threat has visibly altered the world. Governments and key
institutions have had to implement decisive responses to the danger posed by the …

The effects of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on vaccination intentions

D Jolley, KM Douglas - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The current studies investigated the potential impact of anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and
exposure to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, on vaccination intentions. In Study 1, British …

COVID-19-related conspiracy beliefs and their relationship with perceived stress and pre-existing conspiracy beliefs

N Georgiou, P Delfabbro, R Balzan - Personality and individual differences, 2020 - Elsevier
Previous studies have down that erroneous Conspiracy Theory (CT) beliefs develop more
strongly in people who have underlying conspiratorial reasoning styles and …

Analytic thinking reduces belief in conspiracy theories

V Swami, M Voracek, S Stieger, US Tran, A Furnham - Cognition, 2014 - Elsevier
Belief in conspiracy theories has been associated with a range of negative health, civic, and
social outcomes, requiring reliable methods of reducing such belief. Thinking dispositions …

Conspiracy theories and their societal effects during the COVID-19 pandemic

L Pummerer, R Böhm, L Lilleholt… - Social …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
During COVID-19, conspiracy theories were intensely discussed in the media. Generally,
both believing in conspiracy theories (ie, explanations for events based on powerholders' …

Transparent communication about negative features of COVID-19 vaccines decreases acceptance but increases trust

MB Petersen, A Bor, F Jørgensen… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
During the rapid development and rolling out of vaccines against COVID-19, researchers
have called for an approach of “radical transparency,” in which vaccine information is …

Measuring belief in conspiracy theories: The generic conspiracist beliefs scale

R Brotherton, CC French, AD Pickering - Frontiers in psychology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The psychology of conspiracy theory beliefs is not yet well understood, although research
indicates that there are stable individual differences in conspiracist ideation–individuals' …