Sonmez, Burak;
Makarovs, Kirils;
Allum, Nick;
(2023)
Public perception of scientists: Experimental evidence on the role of sociodemographic, partisan, and professional characteristics.
PLoS ONE
, 18
(7)
, Article e0287572. 10.1371/journal.pone.0287572.
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Abstract
Previous research shows that public trust in scientists is often bound up with the messages that they convey and the context in which they communicate. However, in the current study, we examine how the public perceives scientists based on the characteristics of scientists themselves, irrespective of their scientific message and its context. Using a quota sample of U.S. adults, we investigate how scientists’ sociodemographic; partisan; and professional characteristics affect preferences and trust towards them as a scientific adviser to local government. We find that scientists’ party identification and professional characteristics appear to be prominent to understand public preferences towards them.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Public perception of scientists: Experimental evidence on the role of sociodemographic, partisan, and professional characteristics |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0287572 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287572 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright: © 2023 Sonmez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10173171 |
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