Belief in Conspiracy Theories and Susceptibility to the Conjunction Fallacy

Summary People who believe in the paranormal have been found to be particularly susceptible to the conjunction fallacy. The present research examines whether the same is true of people who endorse conspiracy theories. Two studies examined the association between conspiracist ideation and the number...

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Published in:	Applied cognitive psychology Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 238 - 248
Main Authors:	Brotherton, Robert, French, Christopher C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2014 Wiley Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Applied psychology Belief & doubt Beliefs Biological and medical sciences Cognition. Intelligence Cognitive ability Cognitive psychology Conjunction Conjunction fallacy Conspiracy Conspiracy theory Correlation analysis Errors Frame analysis Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Ideation Miscellaneous Parapsychology Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Representativeness Susceptibility Theory Violations Belief Human Cognition Experimental study Conspiracy theory Cognitive bias
ISSN:	0888-4080, 1099-0720
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