一个对与错的问题:道德化的科学和技术态度的分裂性属性
1Rowan University, USA.
Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
|January 16, 2025
概括
道德化,将问题视为正确与错误,加剧了公众对科学和技术的分歧. 这项研究表明,道德化的态度增加了对证据的抵抗力和敌意,影响了气候变化和基因编辑辩论.
科学领域:
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 科学传播科学传播
- 公众的意见 公众的意见
背景情况:
- 公众对科学和技术的分歧越来越令人担忧.
- 道德化,将问题视为对与错的问题,是为了加剧这些分歧而理论化.
- 了解公众对科学论的心理基础至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 提供实证证据,证明道德主义在公众对科学和技术的态度中的作用.
- 调查道德化的态度如何影响对科学证据的抵制和群体间的敌意.
- 通过各种科学相关问题来检查这些影响.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自美国的论数据.
- 测试了五个预先注册的假设.
- 专注于三个关键的科学和技术问题:气候变化,基因编辑和转基因食品标签.
主要成果:
- 发现道德化的态度与对科学证据的抵抗力增加有关.
- 有证据表明,道德化加剧了对科学和技术持相反观点的个人之间的敌意.
- 在气候变化,基因编辑和转基因标签方面观察到道德化的分裂效应.
结论:
- 道德化是导致公众对科技的两极分化的一个重要因素.
- 未来的研究应该探索个人如何道德化问题以了解持久的分歧.
- 解决道德化的问题可能是改善科学传播和公众参与的关键.
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