Creating Conspiracy Beliefs
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Creating Conspiracy Beliefs
Author: Dolores Albarracin
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2021-11-25
Drawing on psychology, political science, communication, and information sciences, this book explores the birth of conspiracy theories.
Creating Conspiracy Beliefs
Author: Dolores Albarracin
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2021-11-25
Conspiracy theories spread more widely and faster than ever before. Fear and uncertainty prompt people to believe false narratives of danger and hidden plots, but are not sufficient without considering the role and ideological bias of the media. This timely book focuses on making sense of how and why some people respond to their fear of a threat by creating or believing conspiracy stories. It integrates insights from psychology, political science, communication, and information sciences to provide a complete overview and theory of how conspiracy beliefs manifest. Through this multi-disciplinary perspective, rigoros research develops and tests a practical, simple way to frame and understand conspiracy theories. The book supplies unprecedented amounts of new data from six empirical studies and unpicks the complexity of the process that leads to the empowerment of conspiracy beliefs.
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 Psychology of conspiracy theories -- 2 When do people believe conspiracy theories? -- 3 The architecture of belief -- 4 The social roots of conspiracy theories -- 5 Conspiracy theories and ideology -- 6 Explaining and reducing conspiracy theories -- Further reading -- Notes -- References