“I Did My Own Research”: Overconfidence, (Dis)trust in Science, and Endorsement of Conspiracy Theories
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.931865
Abstract: Epistemically suspect beliefs, such as endorsement of conspiracy theories or pseudoscientific claims, are widespread even among highly educated individuals. The phenomenon of conspiratorial thinking is not new, yet the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a global health… read more here.
Keywords: endorsement conspiracy; conspiracy theories; trust science;