"Excessive confidence in one’s intuitions that are associated with populist attitudes produces polarized beliefs— including strong acceptance of claims that are either consistent with, or unrelated to, one’s ideological beliefs (as revealed in the current research), but also a strong and confident rejection of claims that diametrically oppose one’s ideological beliefs."--Political Psychology, Populist Gullibility: Conspiracy Theories, News Credibility, etc. Jan-Willem van Prooijen VU Amsterdam The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR)Maastricht University, et. al