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Replication Rate, Framing, and Format Affect Attitudes and Decisions about Science Claims.

Ralph M Barnes¹, Stephanie J Tobin², Heather M Johnston³

¹Department of Psychology, Montana State University Bozeman, MT, USA.

Frontiers in Psychology

|December 7, 2016

Summary

Replication rates and positive framing enhance scientific finding evaluations. Framing effects were stronger than replication rates, with natural frequencies slightly reducing framing impact.

Keywords:

framing natural frequencies probability judgments public perception of science replication representation of information

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Science Communication

Background:

Evaluating scientific findings is crucial for public trust and policy.
Understanding how information presentation influences scientific judgment is key.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how replication rates, framing (positive/negative), and numeric format (percentage/natural frequency) affect the evaluation of scientific findings.
To determine the relative impact of replication information and its presentation on attitudes towards scientific claims.

Main Methods:

Five experiments were conducted with a total of 2480 participants (undergraduate students and U.S. adults).
Dependent measures included attitude difference scores and choice.
Independent variables were replication rate, frame (positive/negative), and numeric format (percentage/natural frequency).

Main Results:

Positive attitudes towards scientific findings increased with higher replication rates.
Positive framing of replication information led to more favorable evaluations than negative framing.
Framing had a larger impact on attitudes than the replication rate itself.
Natural frequencies attenuated the framing effect compared to percentages in some experiments.

Conclusions:

The way replication information is framed significantly influences the evaluation of scientific findings, often more than the actual replication rate.
Positive framing enhances acceptance of scientific results.
While natural frequencies may slightly reduce framing effects, framing remains a dominant factor.