“Trust me, do not trust anyone”: how epistemic mistrust and credulity are associated with conspiracy mentality

Previous research shows that the propensity to endorse conspiracy theories is associated with disrupted forms of epistemic trust, i.e., the appropriate openness towards interpersonally communicated information. There are associations, first, with an increased mistrust in several actors and institut...

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Main Authors: Felix Brauner, Peter Fonagy, Chloe Campbell, Julia Griem, Timo Storck, Tobias Nolte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2023-12-01
Series:Research in Psychotherapy
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Online Access:https://www.researchinpsychotherapy.org/index.php/rpsy/article/view/705