2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A psychological study on the process of acquisition and persistence of pseudoscientific beliefs
| Project/Area Number |
21700781
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Science education
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
MAJIMA Yoshimasa Hokkaido University, 大学院・文学研究科, 助教 (50344536)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 疑似科学 / 科学リテラシー / 科学教育 / 認知判断傾向 |
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| Research Abstract |
Present research investigated effects of educational background during secondary education, understanding of basic scientific concepts, exposure to various media in everyday life, and thinking dispositions on the strength of pseudoscientific beliefs using Structural Equation Modeling. Results showed that good science literacy decreased the validity of pseudoscientific issues and that thinking dispositions were associated to biased judgments.
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