Episode 2: Conspiratorial Thinking
ID: Charlie Day, from It’s Always Sunny in Philidelphia, stands in front of a wall of papers and red string, gesturing wildly.
This week I talk about conspiratorial thinking, highlight some recent stories about our favorite conspiracy theory, and discuss a model of how one can become entrenched in this type of thinking.
Sources:
Callaghan, A. (2021, July 28). Q Conference [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYKOLwt8pwo
Collins, B. (2021, July 7). QAnon's new 'plan'? Run for school board. NBC News. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/qanons-new-plan-run-school-board-rcna1352
Hurley , B. (2021, August 7). US government issues alert over threat of violence in August tied to Trump conspiracy theories. Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-conspiracy-august-violence-alert-b1898826.html?r=23074#comments-area
McElroy, S., & McElroy, J. (Hosts). (2021, January 26). How to talk about vaccine hesitancy (No. 355) [Audio podcast episode]. In Sawbones: A marital tour of misguided medicine. Maximum Fun. https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/how-to-talk-about-vaccine-hesitancy/
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Van Proijen, J., Douglas, K. M., & De Inocencio, C. (2017). Connecting the dots: Illusory pattern perceptions predicts belief in conspiracies and the supernatural. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48, 320-335. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2331
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