Conspiracy theories as quasi-religious mentality: An integrated account from cognitive science, social representations theory, and frame theory

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Franks, Bradley ^a   Bangerter, Adrian ^b   Bauer, Martin W ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Conspiracy theory; Frame theory; Minimal counter intuitiveness; Quasi religion; Sense making; Social representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885336703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00424     Document Type: Article

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