Numero della rivista 20 2021

Teorie del complotto. Cosa può dirci la psicologia?

• Scritto da Bruno Gabriel Salvador Casara

Glossario

Psicologia evoluzionista. Approccio teorico che esamina la selezione e lo sviluppo di specifici processi psicologici in funzione del loro valore adattivo e in quanto prodotti della selezione naturale e sessuale.

Agentività/Agency. Capacità di monitorare il proprio ambiente, selezionare azioni disponibili in una certa situazione, e eseguirle intenzionalmente al fine di raggiungere degli obiettivi.

Pattern. Termine che viene utilizzato quando ci si riferisce alla presenza di schemi ricorrenti di comportamenti, azioni, fenomeni o situazioni.

Bias di conferma. Tendenza psicologica degli individui nel privilegiare azioni, ricordi, opinioni e ragionamenti che concordano con informazioni e convinzioni precedentemente acquisite.

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