Examining the monological nature of conspiracy theories

By Robbie M. Sutton, Karen M. Douglas. 2014

87 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Sociology and Political Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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In Cognitive Neuroscience

1. Robbie M. Sutton
2. Karen M. Douglas
3. Jala Rizeq
4. David B. Flora
5. M. Toplak
6. A. Cichocka
7. Dominique Muller
8. A. Lantian

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Karen M. Douglas
2. Robbie M. Sutton
3. A. Cichocka
4. Jala Rizeq
5. M. Toplak
6. David B. Flora
7. A. Lantian
8. Cécile Nurra

In Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

1. Karen M. Douglas
2. Robbie M. Sutton

Citations in the corpus

• Understanding Conspiracy Theories (2019, background): “While the monological explanation is appealing, it has limitations (see Franks, Bangerter, Bauer, Hall, & Noort, 2017; Sutton & Douglas, 2014).”
• Why conspiracy theories matter: A social psychological analysis (2018, background): “This finding underpins the entire psychological literature on conspiracy belief, since it establishes that belief in conspiracy theories comprises a coherent psychological construct (Sutton & Douglas, 2014).”
• Measuring Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Validation of a French and English Single-Item Scale (2016, result): “Specifically, the extent to which a person endorses one specific conspiracy theory is a good predictor of the extent to which that person will endorse others, and this finding is one of the most robust in the literature (Goertzel, 1994; Lantian et al: Single-Item Scale of Conspiracy Belief2 Sutton &”
• An examination of the underlying dimensional structure of three domains of contaminated mindware: paranormal beliefs, conspiracy beliefs, and anti-science attitudes (2020, background): “Conspiracies, although sometimes true, are generally resistant to falsification and lack support or evidence of their validity (Sutton & Douglas, 2014).”
• Psychological Correlates of Populist Attitudes (2021, background): “While many conceptually distinct conspiracy theories exist, the tendency to believe in them appears to be underpinned by a conspiracy mindset, a monological belief system based on a connection of interrelated and self- reinforcing cognitions that shape a worldview (Sutton & Douglas, 2014).”
• Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti‐vaccine conspiracy theories (2017, unknown): “…2015; Cichocka, Marchlewska, & Golec de Zavala, 2016; Douglas & Sutton, 2008, 2011, 2015; Douglas, Sutton, Callan, Dawtry, & Harvey, 2016; Goertzel, 1994; McCauley & Jacques, 1979; Sutton & Douglas, 2014; van Prooijen & Jostmann, 2013; Uscinski & Parent, 2014; Wood, Douglas, & Sutton, 2012).”
• Someone is pulling the strings: hypersensitive agency detection and belief in conspiracy theories (2016, background): “This phenomenon occurs even when conspiracy theories contradict each other (Sutton & Douglas, 2014; Wood, Douglas & Sutton, 2012).”