Why Conspiracy Theories Spread: The Psychology of Mistrust and Pattern-Finding
Why do people believe conspiracy theories? Understand the cognitive, social, and motivational psychology that makes conspiracy thinking appealing,...
February 2024
October 2023
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories: Why Pattern-Seeking Minds Go Wrong
Why do intelligent people believe conspiracy theories? Explore proportionality bias, epistemic anxiety, Jan-Willem van Prooijen's research, gateway...