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Jan‐Willem van Prooijen

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108

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Active since

2001

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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam(Current)

Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement

University of Amsterdam

Leiden University

Maastricht University

Jan‐Willem van Prooijen is an author at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam specializing in social sciences, psychology, and social psychology.

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2001–2024

108

Publications

108

Conspiracy theories as part of history: The role of societal crisis situations

Jan‐Willem van Prooijen, Karen M. Douglas · Memory Studies · 2017 · 725 citations · Full text

Political Extremism Predicts Belief in Conspiracy Theories

Jan‐Willem van Prooijen, André Krouwel, Thomas V. Pollet · Social Psychological and Personality Science · 2015 · 609 citations

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Why Education Predicts Decreased Belief in Conspiracy Theories

Jan‐Willem van Prooijen · Applied Cognitive Psychology · 2016 · 509 citations · Full text

Belief in conspiracy theories: Basic principles of an emerging research domain

Jan‐Willem van Prooijen, Karen M. Douglas · European Journal of Social Psychology · 2018 · 442 citations · Full text

Belief in conspiracy theories: The influence of uncertainty and perceived morality

Jan‐Willem van Prooijen, Nils B. Jostmann · European Journal of Social Psychology · 2012 · 400 citations

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