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 …

In the last decade, the number of investigations of the beliefs in conspiracy theories has
begun to increase in the fields of social, differential, and experimental psychology. A …

This paper assessed whether belief in conspiracy theories was associated with a particularly
cognitive style (worldview). The sample comprised 223 volunteers recruited via convenience …

The concept of contaminated mindware provides one conceptualization for measuring
beliefs and attitudes about three domains that have evaluation-disabling properties in the …

Beliefs in conspiracy theories, generally considered to be a unidimensional construct, are
associated with negative outcomes. The existing measures of conspiracy theory beliefs have …

Extremist political groups, especially “extreme” Republicans and conservatives, are
increasingly charged with believing misinformation, antiscientific claims, and conspiracy …

Much recent literature has examined the correlates of anti-vaccination beliefs, without
specifying the mechanism that creates adherence to these debunked ideas. We posit that …

The present study examines the relationships between paranoia, conspiracist ideation, and
boredom proneness. A sample of the general public (N= 150) completed the Paranoia scale …

Conspiracy theories can be treated as both rational narratives of the world as well as
outcomes of underlying maladaptive traits. Here, we examined associations between belief …

The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sparked a great interest in psychological
factors that determine or explain peoples' responses to the novel threatening situation and …