Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Br J Psychol. 2020 Feb;111(1):17-35. doi: 10.1111/bjop.12385. Epub 2019 Mar 13.
This research experimentally examined the effects of exposure to intergroup conspiracy theories on prejudice and discrimination. Study 1 (N = 166) demonstrated that exposure to conspiracy theories concerning immigrants to Britain from the European Union (vs. anti-conspiracy material or a control) exacerbated prejudice towards this group. Study 2 (N = 173) found the same effect in a different intergroup context - exposure to conspiracy theories about Jewish people (vs. anti-conspiracy material or a control) increased prejudice towards this group and reduced participants' willingness to vote for a Jewish political candidate. Finally, Study 3 (N = 114) demonstrated that exposure to conspiracy theories about Jewish people not only increased prejudice towards this group but was indirectly associated with increased prejudice towards a number of secondary outgroups (e.g., Asians, Arabs, Americans, Irish, Australians). The current research suggests that conspiracy theories may have potentially damaging and widespread consequences for intergroup relations.
这项研究通过实验检验了接触群体间阴谋论对偏见和歧视的影响。研究 1（N=166）表明，接触有关欧盟移民到英国的阴谋论（与反阴谋论材料或对照组相比）会加剧对这一群体的偏见。研究 2（N=173）在不同的群体间背景下发现了同样的影响——接触有关犹太人的阴谋论（与反阴谋论材料或对照组相比）会增加对这一群体的偏见，并降低参与者投票给犹太政治候选人的意愿。最后，研究 3（N=114）表明，接触有关犹太人的阴谋论不仅会增加对这一群体的偏见，而且还会间接地与对许多次要群体（如亚洲人、阿拉伯人、美国人、爱尔兰人、澳大利亚人）的偏见增加相关。本研究表明，阴谋论可能对群体间关系产生潜在的破坏性和广泛的影响。
