Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Conspiracy theories spread more widely and faster than ever before. Fear and uncertainty prompt people to believe false narratives of danger and hidden plots, but are not sufficient without considering the role and ideological bias of the media. This timely book focuses on making sense of how and why some people respond to their fear of a threat by creating or believing conspiracy stories. It integrates insights from psychology, political science, communication, and information sciences to provide a complete overview and theory of how conspiracy beliefs manifest. Through this multi-disciplinary perspective, rigoros research develops and tests a practical, simple way to frame and understand conspiracy theories. The book supplies unprecedented amounts of new data from six empirical studies and unpicks the complexity of the process that leads to the empowerment of conspiracy beliefs.

Conspiracy theories --- Psychological aspects. --- History --- Errors, inventions, etc.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Attitudes are evaluations of people, places, things, and ideas. They help us to navigate through a complex world. They provide guidance for decisions about which products to buy, how to travel to work, or where to go on vacation. They color our perceptions of others. Carefully crafted interventions can change attitudes and behavior. Yet, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior are often formed and changed in casual social exchanges. The mere perception that other people favor something, say, rich people, may be sufficient to make another person favor it. People’s own actions also influence their attitudes, such that they adjust to be more supportive of the actions. People’s belief systems even change to align with and support their preferences, which at its extreme is a form of denial for which people lack awareness.These two volumes provide authoritative, critical surveys of theory and research about attitudes, beliefs, persuasion, and behavior from key authors in these areas. The first volume covers theoretical notions about attitudes, the beliefs and behaviors to which they are linked, and the degree to which they are held outside of awareness. It also discusses motivational and cultural determinants of attitudes, influences of attitudes on behavior, and communication and persuasion. The second volume covers applications to measurement, behavior prediction, and interventions in the areas of cancer, HIV, substance use, diet, and exercise, as well as in politics, intergroup relations, aggression, migrations, advertising, accounting, education, and the environment. (Provided by publisher)

Attitude (Psychology)

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Social psychology --- Health behavior --- Health attitudes --- Health planning --- Health promotion --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Prediction (Psychology) --- Decision making --- Health attitudes. --- Health promotion. --- #SBIB:316.334.3M30 --- #SBIB:303H12 --- Psychological tests --- Psychology --- Attitudes (Psychology) --- Public opinion --- Stereotypes (Social psychology) --- Health promotion programs --- Health promotion services --- Promotion of health --- Wellness programs --- Preventive health services --- Health education --- Comprehensive health planning --- Health care planning --- Health services planning --- Medical care --- Medical care planning --- Public health --- Medical policy --- Planning --- Health services administration --- Health --- Hygiene --- Behavior, Health --- Health habits --- Diseases --- Habit --- Human behavior --- Medicine and psychology --- Decision making. --- Medische sociologie: gezondheidsgedrag --- Methoden en technieken: sociale wetenschappen --- Causes and theories of causation --- Health behavior - Decision making --- Health planning - Decision making

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Cognitive psychology --- Social psychology