Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories: The Psychology Behind Them
The psychology of conspiracy theories, from the three core needs they fulfill to pattern detection, proportionality bias, social identity, and what...
May 2024
February 2024
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,...
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...