Risky Business: How Intolerance of Uncertainty and Authoritarianism Shape Risk Perception and Belief in Conspiracy Theories

• In Event: Political Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

Brief Overview

In a novel public opinion survey, we investigate how psychological dispositions of authoritarianism and intolerance of uncertainty predict belief in conspiracy theories.

Authors

• Kristina M LaPlant, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

• Liam Hayes, The University of Tennessee-Martin