Just Dead, Not Alive: Reconsidering Belief in Contradictory Conspiracy Theories.

IF 4.8 1区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Iris Wahring, Laura Mausolf, Nicole Mulas, Shayda Shwan
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Abstract

A well-established finding is that beliefs in contradictory conspiracy theories (e.g., Princess Diana was murdered vs. faked her own death) are positively correlated. This is commonly interpreted as evidence that people systematically believe blatant inconsistencies. Here, we propose that the field has insufficiently acknowledged a compelling alternative explanation: Disbelieving both conspiracy theories also yields a positive correlation. In four preregistered studies (total N = 7,641 adults), online participants evaluated 28 sets of contradictory conspiracy theories. Although the positive correlation was replicated in all cases, this was mostly due to participants who believed the official versions of these events (e.g., Princess Diana died in a car accident). Among participants who disbelieved these official stories, the correlation was inconsistent at best. A mini meta-analysis revealed a negative correlation among these participants, which was particularly due to the dead-or-alive cases. Apparently, researchers should reconsider the notion of systematic belief in contradictory conspiracy theories.

只是死了,不是活着:重新考虑相互矛盾的阴谋论的信仰。
一个公认的发现是,对相互矛盾的阴谋论的信仰(例如,戴安娜王妃是被谋杀的还是伪造自己的死亡)是正相关的。这通常被解释为人们系统性地相信明显不一致的证据。在这里,我们提出,该领域还没有充分承认一个令人信服的替代解释:不相信这两个阴谋论也产生了正相关。在四项预先登记的研究中(总共7641名成年人),在线参与者评估了28组相互矛盾的阴谋论。尽管这种正相关性在所有情况下都得到了证实,但这主要是由于参与者相信这些事件的官方版本(例如,戴安娜王妃死于车祸)。在不相信这些官方故事的参与者中,这种相关性充其量是不一致的。一项小型荟萃分析显示,这些参与者之间存在负相关,特别是由于死或活的病例。显然,研究人员应该重新考虑系统地相信相互矛盾的阴谋论的概念。
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Psychological Science
Psychological Science PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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13.30
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期刊介绍: Psychological Science, the flagship journal of The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society), is a leading publication in the field with a citation ranking/impact factor among the top ten worldwide. It publishes authoritative articles covering various domains of psychological science, including brain and behavior, clinical science, cognition, learning and memory, social psychology, and developmental psychology. In addition to full-length articles, the journal features summaries of new research developments and discussions on psychological issues in government and public affairs. "Psychological Science" is published twelve times annually.
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