Addicted to answers: Need for cognitive closure and the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs

Conspiracy theories offer simple answers to complex problems by providing explanations for uncertain situations. Thus, they should be attractive to individuals who are intolerant of uncertainty and seek cognitive closure. We hypothesized that need for cognitive closure (NFCC) should foster conspirac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of social psychology 2018-03, Vol.48 (2), p.109-117
Hauptverfasser:	Marchlewska, Marta, Cichocka, Aleksandra, Kossowska, Małgorzata
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents Cognition Cognitive closure Conspiracy conspiracy beliefs need for cognitive closure Uncertainty uncertainty threat
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