Conspiracy theories Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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define conspiracy theory
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a proposed plot by powerful people or organisations working together in secret to accomplish some (usually sinister) goal
2
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Douglas et al
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Found exposure to conspiracy theory increased feelings of political powerlessness = decreased desire to engage in political behaviors
3
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Stasielowicz
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Paranoia, scizotypy, pseudoscience beliefs, low cognitive ability = more related to belief in conspiracies
4
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motivators to hold an attitude
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knowledge, instrumental, value-expression, ego-defensive
5
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Drawn to because
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- amusing
- align with current beliefs
- SA t media
- increased feelings of threat
- allows other conspiracies in
6
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overcoming then
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hard to overcome because they are pretty stable, emotional, maintained by avalanche of BS so giving ppl correct info doesn’t work well
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