Conspiracy Mentality Types Test

In 3 minutes, understand how someone resists, accepts, and reasons about conspiracy beliefs. This 16 item tool supports faster clinical insight and more targeted communication in research or care.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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7/8

Outcome-Oriented (OO)

Measures how strongly a person focuses on the real-life consequences and societal impact of conspiracies rather than the theories themselves.

Low impact focus

Moderate impact focus

High impact focus

0 – 2: Low impact focus | 3 – 5: Moderate impact focus | 6 – 8: High impact focus

A score of 7 indicates a high tendency to evaluate conspiracy ideas primarily through their practical effects on personal life and society.

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3/8

Readily Accepting (RA)

Measures how readily a person accepts conspiracy theories as plausible explanations for events.

Skeptical

Cautiously receptive

Highly receptive

0 – 2: Skeptical | 3 – 5: Cautiously receptive | 6 – 8: Highly receptive

A score of 3 falls in the Cautiously receptive range, suggesting a modest tendency to accept conspiracy explanations without strong endorsement.

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4/8

Seeker (S)

Measures the tendency to actively explore and analyze possible explanations behind conspiracy claims rather than accepting or rejecting them immediately.

Low seeking

Moderate seeking

High seeking

0 – 2: Low seeking | 3 – 5: Moderate seeking | 6 – 8: High seeking

A score of 4 indicates a moderate tendency to look for motives and alternative explanations, with some analytical interest but not a strong drive to investigate every conspiracy claim.

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5/8

Resilient (R)

Measures how consistently a person maintains a detached, critical stance toward conspiracy theories without becoming emotionally involved.

Low stability

Moderate stability

High stability

0 – 2: Low stability | 3 – 5: Moderate stability | 6 – 8: High stability

A score of 5 indicates a moderately stable stance, suggesting you usually evaluate conspiracy claims critically while remaining relatively emotionally detached.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Skeptical news consumers

41%OF USERS

People who want to check how resistant they are to conspiracy claims and why certain stories still feel convincing.

Mental health professionals

34%OF USERS

Therapists and counselors who use a quick screen to understand a client’s beliefs and tailor communication and support.

Researchers and students

25%OF USERS

Psychology and social science learners running studies who need a fast way to segment attitudes toward conspiracies.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Effective (E)

Average

2.9

Normal range

1.7 — 4.1

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Ready (R)

Average

4.8

Normal range

3.3 — 6.3

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Seeker/Explorer (S)

Average

3.3

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2.3 — 4.3

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Stable (S)

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0.7 — 3.4

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

You will be presented with a series of statements. Select the one that best describes you—that is, the statement you would attribute to yourself in situations involving a choice. For each item, select only one option.

- Uncertainty about whether there is a conspiracy can be irritating.
- Uncertainty about whether there is a conspiracy usually energizes me.
- Life on planet Earth could come to an end.
- Life on planet Earth is eternal.
- I do not believe in any conspiracies.
- I do believe in some specific conspiracies.

These are 3 of the 16 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Conspiracy Mentality Types Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This brief self-report measure assesses individual differences in endorsement of conspiracy-related beliefs and associated cognitive-affective tendencies. The Conspiracy Mentality Types is intended to characterize how a person typically responds to conspiracy narratives, including openness to such explanations and the extent of meaning-making around alleged hidden motives.

The instrument includes 16 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. It can be used in research or applied clinical contexts to support description of belief patterns, inform case conceptualization, and guide communication strategies when conspiracy-related beliefs are clinically relevant. Development of Conspiracy Mentality Types has been attributed to Karen M. Douglas, Robbie M. Sutton, and Jan-Willem van Prooijen.

Author: Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Karen M. Douglas, Robbie M. Sutton

Literature: Bruder, M., Haffke, P., Neave, N., Nouripanah, N., & Imhoff, R. Measuring individual differences in generic beliefs in conspiracy theories across cultures: conspiracy mentality questionnaire. Frontiers in Psychology. 2013.