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dc.contributor.authorFrenken, Marius-
dc.contributor.authorImhoff, Roland-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-02T10:56:53Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-02T10:56:53Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8765-
dc.description.abstractConspiracy theories express mistrust in common explanations and epistemic authorities. Independent of concrete content, the extent of endorsing conspiracy theories has also shown associations with interpersonal mistrust. Arguing from an evolutionary and error-management perspective, this increased interpersonal mistrust could either represent an enhanced sensitivity to untrustworthiness cues, or a limited ability to recognize trustworthiness, or non-specific mistrust without differentiations between (un)trustworthiness cues. In two experimental studies (N = 563), we manipulated facial trustworthiness and tested the differentiation of trustworthiness evaluations as a function of conspiracy mentality. We found that conspiracy mentality was associated with a generalized tendency to perceive others as untrustworthy, independent of facial trustworthiness, speaking to non-specific manifestations of mistrust. However, the association between conspiracy mentality and trust became non-significant once age was accounted for in Study 1. We discuss how conspiracy mentality may be associated with an increased propensity to view the world as having malevolent intentions.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – Projektnummer 491381577de
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY-NC*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologiede_DE
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologyen_GB
dc.titleDon't trust anybody : conspiracy mentality and the detection of facial trustworthiness cuesen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8749-
jgu.type.contenttypeScientific articlede
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
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jgu.organisation.departmentFB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sportde
jgu.organisation.number7910-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleApplied cognitive psychologyde
jgu.journal.volumeVersion of Record (VoR)de
jgu.publisher.year2022-
jgu.publisher.nameJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltdde
jgu.publisher.placeNew York, NYde
jgu.publisher.issn1099-0720de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode150de
jgu.publisher.doi10.1002/acp.3955de
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485-
jgu.subject.dfgGeistes- und Sozialwissenschaftende
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