The relationship between schizotypal facets and conspiracist beliefs via cognitive processes

David Barron; A. Furnham; L. Weis; K. Morgan; T. Towell; V. Swami

DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2017.10.001
Corpus ID: 43823184

The relationship between schizotypal facets and conspiracist beliefs via cognitive processes

@article{Barron2018TheRB,
  title={The relationship between schizotypal facets and conspiracist beliefs via cognitive processes},
  author={David Barron and Adrian Furnham and Laura Maria Weis and Kevin D Morgan and Tony Towell and Viren Swami},
  journal={Psychiatry Research},
  year={2018},
  volume={259},
  pages={15-20}
}

David Barron, A. Furnham, V. Swami
Published 31 January 2018
Psychology
Psychiatry Research

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