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- Conspiracy theories thrive on cognitive biases — mental shortcuts that allow us to make sense of the world around us. One such bias is the "proportionality bias," which leads people to believe that significant events must have substantial causes.
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Dec 29, 2023 · Conspiracy mentality is the consequence of a set of systematic cognitive errors (cognitive biases), which in turn derive from simplified and intuitive rules of reasoning (heuristics).
Dec 15, 2022 · We employ two sets of dependent variables: the first capturing beliefs in 39 specific conspiracy theories and the second measuring conspiracy thinking (the predisposition towards believing ...
- Joseph Uscinski
Feb 8, 2023 · The endorsement of conspiracy theories was also positively connected with cognitive biases: jumping to conclusion bias (Pytlik et al., 2020; Kuhn et al., 2021; Sanchez and Dunning, 2021), liberal acceptance bias, bias against disconfirmatory evidence (Georgiou et al., 2021b; Kuhn et al., 2021), possibility of being mistaken (Kuhn et al., 2021 ...
Oct 12, 2021 · Emerging evidence regarding pandemic-related conspiratorial beliefs and various cognitive markers, suggests that: (a) they are positively linked with a group of cognitive biases, marked by an increased tendency to make premature conclusions (delivered on basis of low subjective probability estimates, lack of sufficient evidence, or even in the ...
- Biljana Gjoneska
- 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.736838
- 2021
- Front Psychol. 2021; 12: 736838.
Nov 4, 2022 · In recent years, several studies have found that conspiracy believers tend to be more susceptible to cognitive biases (e.g., conjunction fallacy, proportionality bias, agency detection bias, etc.).
Jan 15, 2024 · Conspiracy theories thrive on cognitive biases — mental shortcuts that allow us to make sense of the world around us. One such bias is the "proportionality bias," which leads people to...
Oct 28, 2022 · In recent years, several studies have found that conspiracy believers tend to be more susceptible to cognitive biases (e.g., conjunction fallacy, proportionality bias, agency detection...
