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 …

Although conspiracy theories have arguably always been an important feature of social life,
they have only attracted the attention of social psychologists in recent years. The last …

Awareness of the potential psychological significance of false news increased during the
coronavirus pandemic, however, its impact on psychopathology and individual differences …

It is surprising to note the scarcity of contributions in social movement literature related to so‐
called conspiracy theories. A considerable amount of the work on these topics has been …

The Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale (GCBS) is the most widely used measure of general
belief in conspiracy theories. The scale comprises five related but distinct factors …

Urban planning design considers sense of place attributed to the environment because it is
important to quality of life and influences citizen support for planning proposals. In this …

How do people decide whether a supernatural entity (God, the devil, ghosts/spirits,
fate/destiny, karma, or luck) has intervened in their lives? Their decisions may depend partly …

In this chapter, we consider the factors that attract people toward conspiracy theories and
also consider whether or not belief in conspiracy theories is a sign of gullibility. We first …

Since its introduction, the Revised Paranormal Belief Scale (RPBS) has developed into a
principal measure of belief in the paranormal. Accordingly, the RPBS regularly appears …

The reality testing dimension of the Inventory of Personality Organization, the IPO-RT, has
emerged as an important index of proneness to reality testing deficits. However, to date few …