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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Conspiracy beliefs"”.
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Conspiracy beliefs, bullshit receptivity, and social media behaviors
Conspiracy theories have a long history in America, but have managed to garner the attention of mainstream media in the wake of the Trump presidency. Over the course of his tenure, Trump made over 30,500 false or misleading statements amounting to an average of 20 per day for a four-year term …
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Tinfoil hats and togas : conspiracy ideation and the dark triad amongst university students
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the term ‘Conspiracy theories’ to the fore, and different groups of people have been found to subscribe to such beliefs more than others. For instance, individuals high in Dark Triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) may be …
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Teaching and measuring critical thinking as a Mmans of improving appraisal of conspiracy theories
… discernment between plausible and implausible conspiracy theories? For this purpose, this thesis consists of four studies that aim to address a core gap in the existing literature. First, there has been no review to date that has comprehensively compared the efficacy of psychological …
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Vulnerability to Online Political Misinformation: The Role of Non-clinical Schizotypal Traits
… associated with receptivity to socio-political conspiracy theories, the current project sought to explore schizotypal personality traits as potential predictors of belief and engagement toward online political misinformation. The project also sought to investigate the potential significance of …