Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2010-039.03 |
Location: | Arquivo PCA - Pasta 8/2010
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Title:
| Conspiracy theory and cognitive style: a world view
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Publication year: | 2015
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URL:
| http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00206/abstract
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Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
This paper assessed whether belief in conspiracy theories was associated with a particularly cognitive style (worldview). The sample comprised 223 volunteers recruited via convenience sampling and included undergraduates, postgraduates, university employees, and alumni. Respondents completed measures assessing a range of cognitive-perceptual factors (schizotypy, delusional ideation, and hallucination proneness) and conspiratorial beliefs (general attitudes toward conspiracist thinking and endorsement of individual conspiracies). Positive symptoms of schizotypy, particularly the cognitive-perceptual factor, correlated positively with conspiracist beliefs. The best predictor of belief in conspiracies was delusional ideation. Consistent with the notion of a coherent conspiratorial mindset, scores across conspiracy measures correlated strongly. Whilst findings supported the view that belief in conspiracies, within the sub-clinical population, was associated with a delusional thinking style, cognitive-perceptual factors in combination accounted for only 32% of the variance.
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Accessibility: | Document exists in file
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Dagnall, N.
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Secondary author(s):
| Drinkwater, K., Parker, A., Denovan, A., Parton, M.
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Document type:
| Article
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Number of reproductions:
| 2
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Reference:
| Dagnall, N., Drinkwater, K., Parker, A., Denovan, A., & Parton, M. (2015). Conspiracy theory and cognitive style: a worldview. Frontiers in Psychology, 6:206. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00206
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2-year Impact Factor: | 2.463|2015
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Times cited: | 113|2025-02-10
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Indexed document: | Yes
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Quartile: | Q1
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Keywords: | Schizotypy / Delusional ideation / Conspiracist belief / Worldview / Cognitive style
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Conspiracy theory and cognitive style: a world view |