How paranoid are conspiracy believers? Toward a more fine-grained understanding of the connect and disconnect between paranoia and belief in conspiracy theories

Imhoff, Roland, Lamberty, Pia·2018·European Journal of Social Psychology
DOI 10.1002/ejsp.2494

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