Belief inconsistency in conspiracy theorists

Harvey J Irwin; Neil Dagnall; Kenneth Drinkwater

doi:10.2466/17.CP.4.19

Belief inconsistency in conspiracy theorists

Harvey J Irwin, Neil Dagnall, Kenneth Drinkwater

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This study investigated the relationship between conspiratorial beliefs and doublethink. Particularly, it assessed whether conspiratorial ideation (beliefs and theories) was associated with proneness to belief incoherency (doublethink). In total, 257 adults completed online survey measures. Conspiratorial ideation was positively associated with belief incoherency. Study implications and limitations are considered.

Original language	English
Article number	Article 19
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Journal	Comprehensive Psychology
Volume	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2466/17.CP.4.19
Publication status	Published - 2015

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