| Autor: |
Mackey CD; Ohio University, USA., Rios K; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA., Scheitle CP, Corcoran KE, DiGregorio BD; West Virginia University, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Public understanding of science (Bristol, England) [Public Underst Sci] 2024 Nov; Vol. 33 (8), pp. 998-1008. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 03. |
| DOI: |
10.1177/09636625241237748 |
| Abstrakt: |
Previous research has examined people's attitudes toward science and scientists, highlighting how religious identities, beliefs, or behavior shapes these attitudes. However, survey design choices have been previously shown to influence individuals' attitudes toward religion and science. We investigated the extent to which question ordering (i.e. presenting questions about science before questions about religion or the paranormal) in a large-scale survey would influence respondents' attitudes toward science and religion. Utilizing an experimental design, we found that responding to science questions first led to (1) more interest in science, (2) more confidence in the scientific community, (3) increased agreement that science is a way of knowing truth, (4) more confidence in responding to science knowledge items, (5) more agreement to scientific statements, and (6) more trust in scientists. We discuss the implications of question ordering when analyzing attitudes toward science and religion within the same surveys and future directions for research. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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