People are motivated to perceive themselves as having control over their lives.
Consequently, they respond to events and cognitions that reduce control with compensatory …

The work presents an extensive review on the theme of the crisis of meaning generated by
uncertainty. Generally, uncertainty is considered an affective-cognitive condition of human …

A common assumption is that belief in conspiracy theories and supernatural phenomena are
grounded in illusory pattern perception. In the present research we systematically tested this …

People endorse conspiracy theories particularly when they experience existential threat, that
is, feelings of anxiety or uncertainty often because of distressing societal events. At the same …

We predicted that experiencing emotions that reflect uncertainty about the world (eg, worry,
surprise, fear, hope), compared to certain emotions (eg, anger, happiness, disgust …

Studies reveal that the more efficacious people feel in their ability to combat climate change,
the more threatened they feel by it. This positive correlation deserves unpacking, given that …

4 Michal Bilewicz and Grzegorz Sedek of categorization (Hamilton, 1981). Stereotypes lead
to several cognitive biases in person perception–in information selection, biased attention to …

Conspiracy theories have accrued around recent world events, and many of them have
been endorsed by leaders seeking to garner support. Drawing from compensatory control …

The pandemic outbreak poses one of the most influential threats. When faced with such a
threat, consumers engage in adaptive behaviors, and one way to do so may pertain to …

We examine when and why people subscribe to conspiratorial beliefs, suggesting that
promotion focus reduces conspiratorial perceptions by activating a sense of personal …