The Influence of Control on Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Conceptual and Applied Extensions

Summary Threats to control have been found to increase belief in conspiracy theories. We argue, however, that previous research observing this effect was limited in two ways. First, previous research did not exclude the possibility that affirming control might reduce conspiracy beliefs. Second, beca...

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Published inApplied cognitive psychology Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 753 - 761
Main Authors van Prooijen, Jan-Willem, Acker, Michele
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bognor Regis Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2015
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects
Belief & doubt
Conspiracy
Information control
Information processing
Information science
United States > US
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