为什么存在的威胁会增加阴谋论的信念:证据证明代理机构检测和模式感知的调解作用
Jia-Yan Mao1, Zhao-Xie Zeng2, Shen-Long Yang3
1Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953)
|August 5, 2025
概括
存在的威胁可以助长阴谋论的信念. 像过敏代理检测和虚幻模式感知这样的认知偏见解释了健康威胁如何导致对外群阴谋的信念.
科学领域:
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 认知科学 认知科学
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
背景情况:
- 存在的威胁,如健康危机,可以加剧焦虑和影响认知过程.
- 阴谋论的信念,特别是那些针对外部群体的信念,是普遍存在的,可以被感知到的威胁加剧.
- 了解这些信仰的认知基础对于公共卫生和社会凝聚力至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究将与健康相关的存在威胁与阴谋论信念联系起来的认知机制.
- 检查过敏代理检测和虚幻模式感知的调解作用.
- 在中国文化背景下探索这些关系.
主要方法:
- 进行了四项实验研究,共有1075名参与者.
- 威胁包括水病毒信息,转基因食品问题以及核污水排放.
- 过敏代理检测和虚幻模式感知被测量为潜在的调解者.
主要成果:
- 感知到的生存威胁与外组阴谋信念有积极的关联.
- 过度敏感的机构检测显著调解了存在的威胁和阴谋信念之间的关系.
- 虚幻模式感知也成为跨越多种威胁类型的重要调解者.
结论:
- 认知偏见,特别是过敏代理检测和虚幻模式感知,是将存在威胁与阴谋论信念联系起来的关键机制.
- 这些发现突出了恐惧和不确定性可以促进阴谋思维的心理路径.
- 旨在减少阴谋论信仰的干预措施可能从解决这些潜在的认知过程中受益.
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