Preston R Bost
Biographic Data
| ID | 7122561 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Preston R Bost |
| GIVEN NAMES | Preston R |
| FAMILY NAME | Bost |
| SIGNATURE | BOST P R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wabash College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Rationality in Conspiracy Beliefs
Previous work has raised the possibility that the perception of motive may contribute to conspiracy beliefs. The current study tested the prediction that conspiracy beliefs will strengthen as the apparent motive of the alleged conspirators strengthens. Participants (N = 57) rated the plausibility of fictional conspiracy theories, manipulated for the strength of direct evidence for the conspiracy and the type of outcome (gain vs. no gain) experien…
Relations of Familiarity with Reasoning Strategies in Conspiracy Beliefs
The prevalence and resilience of conspiracy beliefs suggest that such beliefs may derive in part from general information-processing mechanisms. Two predictions were tested: conspiracy beliefs would increase as familiarity with the conspiracy increased, and conspiracy beliefs would rest in part on the perception of the alleged conspirators' motive. Participants read condensed versions of four real-life conspiracy theories of varying familiarity, …
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Relations of Familiarity with Reasoning Strategies in Conspiracy Beliefs
The prevalence and resilience of conspiracy beliefs suggest that such beliefs may derive in part from general information-processing mechanisms. Two predictions were tested: conspiracy beliefs would increase as familiarity with the conspiracy increased, and conspiracy beliefs would rest in part on the perception of the alleged conspirators' motive. Participants read condensed versions of four real-life conspiracy theories of varying familiarity, …
Rationality in Conspiracy Beliefs
Previous work has raised the possibility that the perception of motive may contribute to conspiracy beliefs. The current study tested the prediction that conspiracy beliefs will strengthen as the apparent motive of the alleged conspirators strengthens. Participants (N = 57) rated the plausibility of fictional conspiracy theories, manipulated for the strength of direct evidence for the conspiracy and the type of outcome (gain vs. no gain) experien…
Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (1 work) · Media Influence and Politics (1 work)