Political orientation is an individual's preference for a particular style of government, often
conceptualised through the left-right (liberal-conservative) axis. Previous studies suggest …

While a robust literature on the psychology of conspiracy theories has identified dozens of
characteristics correlated with conspiracy theory beliefs, much less attention has been paid …

We investigate the origins and implications of zero-sum thinking–the belief that gains for one
individual or group tend to come at the cost of others. Using a new survey of a representative …

With the spread of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the mass
vaccination plan represents the primary weapon to control the infection curve. Unfortunately …

Four pre-registered studies examined the semantic and causal relation between conspiracy
mentality and belief in conspiracy theories. Study 1 (N= 251) confirmed important differences …

Recent research has produced a significant body of knowledge about the antecedents and
consequences of individual differences in belief in conspiracy theories. What is less clear …

While there is ample evidence showing that people who believe in one conspiracy theory
are more likely to believe in other conspiracy theories, and many studies that show that …

Social media played a prominent role in the spread of vaccine-related fake news during the
global COVID-19 crisis. Previous work has shown that both trait-related and situational …

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset secured by cryptography that has become a popular
medium of exchange and investment known for its anonymous transactions, unregulated …

The Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale (VCBS) is a widely used measure of conspiracy
beliefs about vaccines, but evidence of its validity and measurement invariance, especially …