Addicted to answers: Need for cognitive closure and the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  European Journal of Social Psychology

• Publication date

  2018-03-01

• Fields of study

  Political Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1002/EJSP.2308
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