Here is a brief update to my two previous posts on the flawed study published in Psychological Medicine. To recap, the study found that almost half of the respondents in a UK sample agree that the “[c]oronavirus is a bioweapon developed by China to destroy the West”. In a new study, John Garry, Rob Ford […]
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How not to measure conspiracy beliefs #2
This is a brief update to a previous post on how to measure conspiracy beliefs. My point in the previous post was that a study published in Psychological Medicine used weird measures to capture conspiracy beliefs. In a letter to the editor, Sally McManus, Joanna D’Ardenne and Simon Wessely note that the response options provided […]
How not to measure conspiracy beliefs
A new study in Psychological Medicine concludes: “In England there is appreciable endorsement of conspiracy beliefs about coronavirus. Such ideas do not appear confined to the fringes.” The study, titled ‘Coronavirus conspiracy beliefs, mistrust, and compliance with government guidelines in England’, shows that a lot of people believe various conspiracy theories related to the coronavirus. […]