Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory

Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory: The role of individual ...

Predictors were schizotypy, conspiracy mentality, RWA, SDO, and paranormal beliefs. Conspiracy mentality was the strongest predictor of belief in conspiracy ...

Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory: The role of individual ...

Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory: The role of individual differences in schizotypal traits, paranormal beliefs, social dominance orientation, ...

Psychological Predictors of Belief in Conspiracy Theories

And yet, most people believe in at least one conspiracy theory. (Miller, Saunders, & Farhart, 2016). Research supports a range of explanations for conspiracy.

Belief in conspiracy theories: The predictive role of schizotypy ...

The aim of the current study was to explore the utility of the odd beliefs/magical thinking subtype of schizotypy, Machiavellianism, grandiose narcissism, ...

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Psychological Research ...

A considerable number of variables have been suggested as predictors of conspiracy beliefs, amongst them personality factors such as low ...

The psychological and political correlates of conspiracy theory beliefs

The ACTS was the strongest correlate of specific beliefs—it is reassuring, though not surprising, that it is a significant predictor of every ...

Contemporary trends in psychological research on conspiracy ...

Researchers also explore the relations between the belief in specific theories, verifying the proposition that one of the predictive factors in ...

Predictors of Conspiracy Believers

However, for the belief in JFK's assassination theory, the coefficient beta for age is very weak therefore, it can indicate that regardless of one's generation, ...

We All Believe in Conspiracies a Little, But Here's When It Gets Out ...

The strongest predictor of belief in conspiracy theories was conspiracy mentality – basically a belief that the world is full of all sorts of ...

“They don't want you to know the truth”: Evaluating predictors of ...

On the other hand, Marchlewska et al. (2018) found evidence that people with high levels of NFC tend to believe in conspiracy theories when ...

Narcissistic susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs exaggerated by ...

As expected, analysis found narcissism and poor cognitive reflection (intuitive thinking) as predictors of conspiracy beliefs. Higher levels of cognitive ...

Predictors of Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories

Many people have used conspiracy theories as explanations to justify situations or events that the United States Government has carried out; ...

Why do narcissists find conspiracy theories so appealing?

26 [4] suggest that narcissism is one of the best psychological predictors of conspiracy beliefs. In this article, we rely on recent developments in research on ...

Predictors of Conspiracy Theory Belief: Psychopathological, Socio ...

Participants subsequently completed two tasks which captured the JTC bias and BADE. Individuals who held high CT belief were more likely to exhibit ...

Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief ... - Nature

In laying out a case for revolution, the authors of the US Declaration of Independence relied heavily on a conspiracy theory: policies such as ...

The measurement and prediction of conspiracy beliefs

A conspiracy theory or belief has typically been defined as an allegation of malevolent secrecy and plotting by a group of powerful actors ...

“If they believe, then so shall I”: Perceived beliefs of the in-group ...

Conspiracy beliefs are widespread and can have detrimental consequences. As perceived social norms can exert a powerful influence on ...

Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory - NTNU Open

Predictors of belief in conspiracy theory: The role of individual differences in schizotypal traits, paranormal beliefs, social dominance orientation, right ...

Something's going on here: Psychological predictors of belief in ...

Therefore, any given conspiracy theory is not endorsed by most people. This should make such beliefs relatively unappealing, because believing ...

The usual suspects: How psychological motives and thinking styles ...

Research on belief in conspiracy theories identified many predictors but often failed to investigate them together. In the present study, ...