PMC:7796329 / 27959-28587
Annnotations
Id | Subject | Object | Predicate | Lexical cue |
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T231 | 0-37 | Sentence | denotes | According to Whitson et al. ([50], p. |
T232 | 38-360 | Sentence | denotes | 89), emotions that reflect uncertainty about the world (e.g., worry, surprise, fear, or hope) activate the need to imbue the world with order and structure across a wide range of compensatory measures, such as believing conspiracy theories, more so than other emotions (e.g., anger, happiness, disgust, or contentment) do. |
T233 | 361-512 | Sentence | denotes | Van Prooijen et al. [51] propose that conspiracy theories are emotional; negative emotions rather than rational deliberations cause conspiracy beliefs. |
T234 | 513-628 | Sentence | denotes | This insight is based on the argument that unpleasant emotional experiences increase sense-making motivations [52]. |