Autonomy-Frustrating Memories Increased COVID Conspiracy Beliefs
Old Autonomy Wounds Made COVID Conspiracies Stickier TL;DR: COVID conspiracy beliefs became stronger when restrictive situations reactivated memories of lost autonomy, suggesting that misinformation can feel persuasive because it repairs an old sense of being controlled. Key Findings 141 Quebec adults linked restriction to later belief: In Study 1, participants read a mask-rule scenario, described …
