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conspiracy belief: a standalone construct

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conspiracybelief1 CONSTRUCTConspiracy beliefDOUGLAS · SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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belief that important events are secretly caused by powerful groups acting in concert, held even against official accounts.

In social psychology, conspiracy belief refers to belief that important events are secretly caused by powerful groups acting in concert, held even against official accounts. This meaning comes from Douglas (2017) in Current Directions in Psychological Science.[1]

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References

  1. Douglas, K. M., Sutton, R. M., & Cichocka, A. (2017). The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26(6), 538-542. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417718261

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