Why do some people believe unproven and implausible conspiracy theories? What's the harm if they do? And just what is a conspiracy theory, anyway? Rob Brotherton provides a psychological perspective on the peculiar phenomenon of conspiracy theorising.
Rob Brotherton is a doctoral researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London. His ESRC-funded PhD concerns the measurement and cognitive correlates of conspiracist ideation. Rob is Assistant Editor of The Skeptic, the U.K.'s longest running sceptical magazine. Rob blogs about the psychology of conspiracy theories at www.ConspiracyPsych.com.
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
21st February 2013
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