How much trust do people have in different types of scientists?
Apr 2024, phys.org
2,780 participants from the United States were asked about trust in 45 different types of scientists, from agronomists to zoologists.Participants were quizzed on how they see scientists with regard to:
- Competence: how clever and intelligent they consider scientists
- Assertiveness: how confident and assertive
- Morality: how just and fair
- Warmth: how friendly and caring
On a 7-point scale, with 7 being most trusted:
- political scientists - 3.71
- economists - 4.28
- neuroscientists - 5.53
- and marine biologists - 5.54
"Nevertheless, one thing is clear: the diversity of scientific fields must be taken into account to more precisely map trust, which is important for understanding how scientific solutions can best find their way to policy."
via University of Amsterdam: Vukašin Gligorić et al, How social evaluations shape trust in 45 types of scientists, PLOS ONE (2024). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299621
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