Conspiracy theories can be influenced by various personality traits, including insecurity, paranoia, emotional volatility, and impulsivity. Researchers have found a strong association between believing in conspiracy theories and certain traits such as extraversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism. Dark personality traits, such as Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism, also affect belief in conspiracy claims.
A study by Došenović and Dinić found that people who are suspicious, untrusting, eccentric, and prone to detecting patterns are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. A study by Union College found that people who are suspicious, untrusting, eccentric, and prone to detect patterns are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.
Psychologists find that distrust of authority and low agreeableness are among factors underlying the willingness to believe in conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories and scientific theories attempt to explain the world, but they can also be driven by epistemic (understanding one’s environment) and existential (being safe).
Belief in conspiracy theories is driven by motives that can be characterized as epistemic (understanding one’s environment) and existential (being safe). Cognitive reflection, but not education, can protect against narcissistic conspiracy belief. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a self-report questionnaire that pseudoscientific claims purport to indicate differing “psychological types”.
Several variables have been suggested as predictors of conspiracy beliefs, including personality factors such as low agreeableness, low self-esteem, and impulsivity. Some personality types, such as INTJ, are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than others.
📹 Are INFJs The ‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Of MBTI?
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📹 Jordan Peterson on MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator)
These video clips are complements for my previous rant entitled ” Problems with the Myers Briggs Type Indicator”.
Big 5 is too general and not aspirational nor directive. MBTI does need refinement, and is constantly getting it. We need to enhance MBTI, not discard it because Big 5 is more accurate at the cost of nuance (which should be the goal of psychology). Big 5 is the “Type A, Type B” of depth psychology – kind of useless because it resides at the surface level. Also, just my 2 cents, but I don’t think Peterson understands MBTI. Brilliant person, but not an MBTI expert.
Your wrong. You have not studied it in enough depth. I can stand in a supermarket queue and predict who someone is. 4 hours a day studying for years. You’re not an expert and you don’t have the skills or in-depth understanding to pick up people’s energy or see patterns in people. Please don’t critise something you clearly don’t know enough about.
I disagree respectfully. When I finally took the Myers Briggs I was beyond impressed with how 100% it described my life. And suddenly the things that were my issues, were forgiven. I was able to find peace with myself and unpack my past. the website that Jordan is pushing is a paid website with his face on it I don’t pay for anything on the internet. If the amount of accuracy was not lacking, and opened up all sorts of doors to specifically Target my own personal growth with relationships and communication everyday. How could paying for an assessment that only has five groupings somehow benefit me more? I’m open to reasoning if somebody can explain it to me or convince me perhaps I’ll be wanting to pay for that assessment. I really like Jordan I’ve been perusal him for years but he’s a pompous asshole