认知偏差在阴谋信念中的作用:文献综述

The role of cognitive biases in conspiracy beliefs: A literature review

Journal of Economic Surveys · 2023
被引 19
人大 AABS 2

中文导读

这篇文献综述梳理了阴谋信念与认知偏差(如合取谬误、比例性偏差等)的关系,将阴谋心态视为一组有偏的认知过程,并区分了信念形成与信念更新两类偏差,为未来研究提供参考。

Abstract

Abstract In recent years, several studies have found that conspiracy believers tend to be more susceptible to cognitive biases (e.g., conjunction fallacy, proportionality bias, agency detection bias, etc.). The aim of this work is to review such literature, systematizing these concepts in a unifying framework of conspiracy mentality as a set of biased cognitive processes, which categorizes cognitive biases in two classes: those that contribute to belief formation and those that contribute to belief updating. Drawing on several empirical results, this paper summarizes the role of cognitive biases in conspiratorial thinking, offering some insights for future research and raising questions about the possible weaknesses of this approach.

阴谋信念认知偏差信念形成信念更新