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Are people who believe in conspiracy theories more Machiavellian?

Eric Barker
April 30, 2011

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“At least among some samples and for some conspiracy theories, the perception that ‘they did it’ is fueled by the perception that ‘I would do it,’” University of Kent psychologists Karen Douglas and Robbie Sutton write in the British Journal of Social Psychology.

“These studies suggest that people who have more lax personal morality may endorse conspiracy theories to a greater extent because they are, on average, more willing to participate in the conspiracies themselves.”

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“For example,” they write, “highly Machiavellian individuals were seemingly more likely to believe that government agents staged the 9/11 attacks because they were more likely to perceive that they would do so themselves, if [they found themselves] in the government’s position.”

Source: Miller-McCune

Hat tip (and more analysis): Robin Hanson

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Title Are people who believe in conspiracy theories more Machiavellian?
Author Eric Barker
Date April 30, 2011 2:58 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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