Believe It or Not – No Support for an Effect of Providing Explanatory or Threat-Related Information on Conspiracy Theories’ Credibility
Past research suggests that certain content features of conspiracy theories may foster their credibility. In two experimental studies ('N' = 293), we examined whether conspiracy theories that explicitly offer a broad explanation for the respective phenomena and/or identify a potential thre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2021-10-01
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| Series: | International Review of Social Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.rips-irsp.com/articles/587 |