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ENTER CONSPIRACY [2 records]

Record 1 2023-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Sociology of Ideologies
CONT

At the onset of rabbit hole syndrome, the individual may be skeptical of the type of information that society has discarded. For example, the belief that the world is flat. However, when they enter conspiracy circles and contact the people within them, the "contagion effect" occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Sociologie des idéologies
DEF

Ensemble de symptômes caractérisant l'état d'une personne qui se coupe progressivement de la réalité en adhérant à diverses théories conspirationnistes.

OBS

syndrome de la spirale conspirationniste : désignation et définition entérinées par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction

Spanish

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