All Outputs (2)

Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories (2017)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., & Douglas, K. M. (2017). Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47(8), 459-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12453

The current research tested if explicit anti?conspiracy arguments could be an effective method of addressing the potentially harmful effects of anti?vaccine conspiracy theories. In two studies, participants were presented with anti?conspiracy argumen... Read More about Prevention is better than cure: Addressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.

Blaming a Few Bad Apples to Save a Threatened Barrel: The System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories: System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories (2017)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Douglas, K. M., & Sutton, R. M. (2018). Blaming a Few Bad Apples to Save a Threatened Barrel: The System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories: System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories. Political Psychology, 39(2), 465-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12404

This research demonstrates that conspiracy theories—often represented as subversive alternatives to establishment narratives—may bolster, rather than undermine, support for the social status quo when its legitimacy is under threat. A pilot study (N =... Read More about Blaming a Few Bad Apples to Save a Threatened Barrel: The System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories: System-Justifying Function of Conspiracy Theories.