In a recent study, researchers found that individuals with a strong inclination towards believing in conspiracy theories about COVID-19 were...
A recent study conducted on undergraduate students in Switzerland found that people who tend to see objects in pictures where...
Two studies in Germany found that endorsement of conspiracy beliefs was linked with higher levels of dispositional anxiety, but not...
A cognitive bias known as the Dunning-Kruger effect appears to be highly prevalent among people who believe the Earth is...
New research provides evidence that social media usage, particularly at higher frequencies, is associated with heightened belief in conspiracy theories....
A new study has found that both Christian nationalism and biblical literalism are independently associated with a greater tendency to...
Since the rise of COVID-19 and the 2020 presidential election, it has become apparent that conspiracy theories play a greater...
New research provides evidence that a generalized disposition of distrust towards others and society is a central factor contributing to...
A study of parents of children aged 5-11 in Italy showed that black-and-white thinking was associated with the tendency to...
People who have difficulty managing their emotions are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, according to new research published...
New research indicates that teaching people about scientific reasoning can reduce their susceptibility to conspiratorial beliefs. The new findings have...
Anyone who talks to conspiracy theorists knows that they’re never short on details, or at least “alternative facts.” They have...
When it comes to predicting conspiracy beliefs, much of the literature focuses on political partisanship. But new research published in American...
A new study published in Social Psychology investigated if there was a relationship between workplace bullying and belief in conspiracy...
Studies of North Macedonians immediately after their country was renamed and of U.S. residents affected by a series of tornadoes...
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