We review recent research on the well-established relationship between sense of control and conspiracy perceptions, identifying challenges and promising new directions. First, we examine recent efforts to distinguish sense of control from adjacent but confounding psychological constructs (including uncertainty, threat, and powerlessness). Second, we discuss the limitations of experimentally manipulating sense of control and the trend toward natural experiments. Finally, we consider boundary conditions that moderate the relationship and clarify the types of conspiracy perceptions that sense of control predicts. By integrating past findings to more precisely define sense of control and its effects on cognition, we hope to identify productive avenues for future research.

我们回顾了最近关于控制感和阴谋感知之间既定关系的研究，确定了挑战和有希望的新方向。首先，我们研究了最近将控制感与相邻但令人困惑的心理结构（包括不确定性、威胁和无力感）区分开来的努力。其次，我们讨论了通过实验操纵控制感的局限性和自然实验的趋势。最后，我们考虑调节关系的边界条件，并阐明控制感预测的阴谋感知类型。通过整合过去的发现以更准确地定义控制感及其对认知的影响，我们希望为未来的研究确定有效的途径。