Using Power as a Negative Cue: How Conspiracy Mentality Affects Epistemic Trust in Sources of Historical Knowledge
Using Power as a Negative Cue: How Conspiracy Mentality Affects Epistemic Trust in Sources of Historical Knowledge
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DOI：
10.1177/0146167218768779
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
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4
通讯作者：
Klein, Olivier
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作者：
Imhoff, Roland;Lamberty, Pia;Klein, Olivier
关于态度转变的经典理论指出，信息源专业知识对感知到的信息源可信度说服有积极影响，但关于反精英情绪和关于所谓不值得信任的权力精英的阴谋论的增加，正在进行社会辩论。在一项相关研究（N = 275）和三项实验研究（N = 195, N = 464, N = 225）中，我们测试了一个新观点，即认同阴谋论思维模式（阴谋心态）的人对认知权威线索的反应确实与不认同阴谋论思维模式的人明显不同：尽管强大的信息源的可信度随着接受者的阴谋心理而下降，但无能为力的信息源的可信度在不受其他偏见影响的情况下增加，并随着其他偏见的增加而增加，比如需要以特别积极的眼光看待内部群体。讨论提出了这样一个问题：对于一个高度复杂的社会的社会结构来说，一定程度的基于来源的偏见是否必要？
Classical theories of attitude change point to the positive effect of source expertise on perceived source credibility persuasion, but there is an ongoing societal debate on the increase in anti-elitist sentiments and conspiracy theories regarding the allegedly untrustworthy power elite. In one correlational (N = 275) and three experimental studies (N = 195, N = 464, N = 225), we tested the novel idea that people who endorse a conspiratorial mind-set (conspiracy mentality) indeed exhibit markedly different reactions to cues of epistemic authoritativeness than those who do not: Whereas the perceived credibility of powerful sources decreased with the recipients' conspiracy mentality, that of powerless sources increased independent of and incremental to other biases, such as the need to see the ingroup in particularly positive light. The discussion raises the question whether a certain extent of source-based bias is necessary for the social fabric of a highly complex society.