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Values, attitudes, ideology and morality

Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire.

CMQ

What it measures
Conspiracy mentality - the content-free generalised political attitude that powerful groups act in secret against the common interest
Length and format
5 items. 11-pt percentage-likelihood scale (0 to 100 percent certainly not to certainly) (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
25+ langs approx incl. DE, TR, FR, ES, IT, PL, PT, EL, RU, ZH, HU, RO, RS/HR
Normative data
No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.
Licence
open with attribution

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Reference
Bruder M, Haffke P, Neave N, Nouripanah N, Imhoff R. Measuring individual differences in generic beliefs in conspiracy theories across cultures: Conspiracy Mentality Questionnaire. Front Psychol. 2013;4:225.

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