Understanding (and responding to) scepticism about science

理解（并回应）对科学的怀疑

• 批准号: DP150102539
• 负责人: Prof Matthew Hornsey
• 金额: $ 13.08万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP150102539
• 关键词: Understanding; responding; scepticism; about; science

Many people hold beliefs that defy scientific consensus. A standard response when a scientist faces resistance to an evidence-based message is to keep explaining the evidence as clearly and thoroughly as possible (explication). It is argued that explication often fails because people are motivated to hold on to non-scientific beliefs for reasons other than the motivation to find the truth. It is proposed that qualitative and quantitative techniques to identify these hidden motivations. These insights will be used to test psychologically tailored interventions designed to interrupt or circumnavigate these underlying motives, with the goal of promoting environmental responsibility and population health.

许多人持有违背科学共识的信仰。当科学家面对对基于证据的信息的抵制时，一个标准的反应是尽可能清晰和彻底地解释证据（解释）。有人认为，解释往往失败，因为人们出于寻找真理的动机之外的原因而坚持非科学的信仰。提出了定性和定量技术来识别这些隐藏的动机。这些见解将用于测试针对心理的干预措施，这些干预措施旨在中断或绕过这些潜在动机，其目标是促进环境责任和人口健康。