Communicating Uncertain Science to the Public: How Amount and Source of Uncertainty Impact Fatalism, Backlash, and Overload
| Autor: | Courtney L. Scherr, Manusheela Pokharel, Christina Jones, Andy J. King, Jakob D. Jensen, Natasha R. Brown |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Engineering
business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Fatalism Cancer 050801 communication & media studies Public relations medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Access to information 0508 media and communications 0302 clinical medicine Physiology (medical) medicine Health education 030212 general & internal medicine Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Social psychology Backlash media_common |
| Zdroj: | Risk Analysis. 37:40-51 |
| ISSN: | 0272-4332 |
| Popis: | Public dissemination of scientific research often focuses on the finding (e.g., nanobombs kill lung cancer) rather than the uncertainty/limitations (e.g., in mice). Adults (n = 880) participated in an experiment where they read a manipulated news report about cancer research (a) that contained either low or high uncertainty (b) that was attributed to the scientists responsible for the research (disclosure condition) or an unaffiliated scientist (dueling condition). Compared to the dueling condition, the disclosure condition triggered less prevention-focused cancer fatalism and nutritional backlash. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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