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Theoretical Blindspots in Theory and Model Building

Theoretical Blindspots in Theory and Model Building PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY 2024, VOL. 35, NOS. 3–4, 207–211 https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2024.2442936 COMMENTARIES Giuseppe Pantaleo and Simona Sciara UniSR-Social.Lab, Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy Introduction sidestep, or theoretically circumvent, without consequences, the role of emotions-as-motivational-states (e.g., Brehm & The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT) raises Brummett, 1998; Brehm et al., 2009). The model cannot interesting questions concerning the link between emotion- ignore the dynamics of the very emotions (and motivational like appraisals of conspiracy beliefs, on the one hand, and states) that first labels “modal” on a frequency-of-occurence related action tendencies, on the other. The model, however, basis, as other appraisal theories of emotions also do, and also presents visible “theoretical blindspots” that do not then invokes as essential in generating the corresponding allow researchers to see through, and unambiguously follow, (emotion-linked) action tendencies. Strictly related to this, the unfolding of psychological processes related to the in its current form, the AMCT would also build “on ele- appraisal of those conspiracy beliefs, resulting emotions, and ments of appraisal theories to provide a better understand- associated action tendencies. From our current perspective, ing of the phenomenon we are interested in (i.e., responses blindspots are defined as limitations that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychological Inquiry Taylor & Francis

Theoretical Blindspots in Theory and Model Building

Pantaleo, Giuseppe; Sciara, Simona
Psychological Inquiry , Volume 35 (3-4): 5 – Oct 1, 2024
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY 2024, VOL. 35, NOS. 3–4, 207–211 https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2024.2442936 COMMENTARIES Giuseppe Pantaleo and Simona Sciara UniSR-Social.Lab, Faculty of Psychology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy Introduction sidestep, or theoretically circumvent, without consequences, the role of emotions-as-motivational-states (e.g., Brehm & The Appraisal Model of Conspiracy Theories (AMCT) raises Brummett, 1998; Brehm et al., 2009). The model cannot interesting questions concerning the link between emotion- ignore the dynamics of the very emotions (and motivational like appraisals of conspiracy beliefs, on the one hand, and states) that first labels “modal” on a frequency-of-occurence related action tendencies, on the other. The model, however, basis, as other appraisal theories of emotions also do, and also presents visible “theoretical blindspots” that do not then invokes as essential in generating the corresponding allow researchers to see through, and unambiguously follow, (emotion-linked) action tendencies. Strictly related to this, the unfolding of psychological processes related to the in its current form, the AMCT would also build “on ele- appraisal of those conspiracy beliefs, resulting emotions, and ments of appraisal theories to provide a better understand- associated action tendencies. From our current perspective, ing of the phenomenon we are interested in (i.e., responses blindspots are defined as limitations that

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