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Cognitive Scientist researching imagination, memory & belief at Coventry University (@CTPSR_Coventry) & University of Oxford (@CSSC_Oxford) 🇳🇱🇬🇧
May 14, 2021 13 tweets 7 min read
📣We present 📣: an updated version of our systematic review of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, including a new dual-inheritance model efficaciously explaining the findings of 85 articles. ⚕ A thread:

psyarxiv.com/u8yah/ Image Although COVID-19 conspiracy theories' popularity should not be exaggerated (Sutton&Douglas,2020), there's a substantial group of believers (YouGov,2020). Conspiracy belief can have negative consequences: reduced adherence to guidelines, vaccine hesitancy, prejudice, violence etc