Psicología nos ayuda entender más acerca de nosotros. Una característica de las teorías de conspiración es su representación negativa y desconfiada de otras personas y grupos.
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A feature of conspiracy theories is their negative, distrustful representation of other people and groups fuente
Our analysis suggests that conspiracy theories may satisfy some epistemic motives at the expense of others—for example, by shielding beliefs from uncertainty while being less likely to be accurate. The epistemic drawbacks of conspiracy theories do not seem to be readily apparent to people who lack the ability or motivation to think critically and rationally.