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CONSPIRACY THEORIST [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Movements
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

Someone who believes in ... the idea that an event or situation is the result of a secret plan made by powerful people ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

[Personne] qui récuse la version communément admise d'un événement et cherche à démontrer que celui-ci résulte d'un complot fomenté par une minorité active.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología cognitiva
  • Movimientos sociales
  • Internet y telemática
OBS

El término conspiranoia es adecuado y preciso para referirse a la tendencia a interpretar determinados acontecimientos como fruto de una conspiración.

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