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Zeitschrift für Psychologie

Subject Areas: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); ;
Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing - American Psychological Association
ISSN: 2190-8370
SJR: 42

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Online Only The Next Big Thing for Zeitschrift fr Psychologie

Bosnjak, Michael; Dimbleby, Robert; Hilbig, Benjamin E.; Kiesel, Andrea; Kolassa, Iris-Tatjana; Pohl, Steffi; Schober, Barbara; Schyns, Birgit; Spiel, Christiane; Stern, Elsbeth

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000544

The Zeitschrift für Psychologie is the oldest psychological journal in Europe and the second oldest in the world. It was founded in 1890 by Hermann Ebbinghaus, Arthur König, and colleagues 3 years after the American Journal of Psychology and is a publication organ for all fields of empirical...
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Not All Conspiracy Theories Are Created Equal

Imhoff, Roland; Cichocka, Aleksandra; Gjoneska, Biljana; Klein, Olivier

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000548
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Semantic and Causal Relations Between the Conspiracy Mentality and Belief in Conspiracy Theories

Trella, Carolina; Sutton, Robbie M.; Douglas, Karen M.

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000545

Four pre-registered studies examined the semantic and causal relation between conspiracy mentality and belief in conspiracy theories. Study 1 (N = 251) confirmed important differences between these two constructs. Participants perceived conspiracy mentality propositions as general rules and...
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Disentangling the Relationship Between Conspiracy Mindset Versus Beliefs in Specific Conspiracy Theories

Strömbäck, Jesper; Broda, Elena; Tsfati, Yariv; Kossowska, Malgorzata; Vliegenthart, Rens

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000546

While there is ample evidence showing that people who believe in one conspiracy theory are more likely to believe in other conspiracy theories, and many studies that show that some people have a stronger general propensity to believe in conspiracy theories – i.e., conspiracy mindset – than...
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The Victimizing Effects of Conspiracy Beliefs

Bertin, Paul

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000542

Victimhood has been linked to conspiracy beliefs in various contexts. However, the causal relationship between these constructs remains unclear. Following previous work, conspiracy beliefs could be described as victimized beliefs that are consequences of perceiving one’s ingroup as especially...
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Enemies Inside and Out

Bogatyreva, Natalia

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000543

Several popular conspiracy theories hold the government as one of the main figures of power, accusing it of various bad deeds. However, in authoritarian regimes or weak democracies, the state itself creates and exploits conspiracies about external and internal enemies of the nation. This paper...
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Analyzing the Causation Between Conspiracy Mentality and Belief in Conspiracy Theories

Nera, Kenzo

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000533

The dispositional approach to conspiracy mentality suggests that it causally precedes belief in conspiracy theories. I identify two potential pitfalls when analyzing this causal relationship: circular reasoning (in which the two constructs are conflated and interchangeable) and black box...
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Conspiracy Mentality Versus Belief in Conspiracy Theories

Sutton, Robbie M.; Douglas, Karen M.; Trella, Carolina

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000549

In this research spotlight, we respond to Nera’s (2024, this issue) critique of the conspiracy mentality. We agree that the concept of the conspiracy mentality – and its relation to belief in conspiracy theories – requires further clarification. We also agree that the causal relationship between...
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On Different Operationalizations and Conceptualizations of the Tendency to Believe in Conspiracy Theories

Pummerer, Lotte

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000547

This commentary in response to Nera (2024, this issue) offers an overview of different operationalizations and conceptualizations of the tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. It distinguishes Conspiracy Mentality (the disposition to believe in any kind of conspiracy theory) from the Belief...
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On the Usefulness of the Conspiracy Mentality Concept

Imhoff, Roland

2024 Zeitschrift für Psychologie

doi:10.1027/2151-2604/a000550

The current commentary aims at defending the usefulness of the conspiracy mentality construct and emphasize its advantages over other ways to conceptualize and measure conspiracy beliefs. In contrast to specific conspiracy theories, items tapping into conspiracy mentality are typically not...

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