'I-know-it-when-I-see-it' - Motivating Examples in the Social Psychology of Conspiracy Theory Theory [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]

Looking at set of 76 representative articles published by social psychologists between 2017 and 2023 (reviewed between December 2022 and February 2023), I examine the role of motivating examples---a kind of illustrative example, typically used by researchers at the beginning of their work to motivat...

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Published in:	Routledge Open Research
Main Author:	M R. X. Dentith
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	F1000 Research Ltd 2023-09-01
Subjects:	abstractions conspiracy belief conspiracy theory epistemology motivating examples philosophy eng
Online Access:	https://routledgeopenresearch.org/articles/2-32/v1