2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The role of science literacy, thinking disposition and skills on an evaluation of 'scientific' validity.
| Project/Area Number |
24501084
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Science education
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| Research Institution | Hokusei Gakuen University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 疑似科学信奉 / 超常信奉 / 二重過程思考 / 分析的認知スタイル / 直観的認知スタイル / 科学技術リテラシー |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Present study examined the effects of logical/probabilistic reasoning skills, cognitive style and the level of science literacy on belief in paranormal and non-paranormal pseudosciences. Results showed that reasoning skills had no impact on beliefs, however, analytic cognitive style was associated with beliefs. These results suggested that such belief was a irrational by-product of our informal reasoning process.
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| Free Research Field |
認知心理学
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