Values disclosures and trust in science: A replication study
While philosophers of science generally agree that social, political, and ethical values can play legitimate roles in science, there is active debate over whether scientists should disclosure such values in their public communications. This debate depends, in part, on empirical claims about whether...
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| description | While philosophers of science generally agree that social, political, and ethical values can play legitimate roles in science, there is active debate over whether scientists should disclosure such values in their public communications. This debate depends, in part, on empirical claims about whether values disclosures might undermine public trust in science. In a previous study, Elliott et al. used an online experiment to test this empirical claim. The current paper reports a replication attempt of their experiment. Comparing results of the original study and our replication, we do not find evidence for a transparency penalty or “shared values” effect, but do find evidence that the content of scientific conclusions (whether or not a chemical is found to cause harm) might effect perceived trustworthiness and that scientists who value public health and disclose this value might be perceived as more trustworthy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fd7207536ff4c5bb9779f6d9d4093552022-12-22T04:34:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Communication2297-900X2022-11-01710.3389/fcomm.2022.10173621017362Values disclosures and trust in science: A replication studyDaniel J. HicksEmilio Jon Christopher LobatoWhile philosophers of science generally agree that social, political, and ethical values can play legitimate roles in science, there is active debate over whether scientists should disclosure such values in their public communications. This debate depends, in part, on empirical claims about whether values disclosures might undermine public trust in science. In a previous study, Elliott et al. used an online experiment to test this empirical claim. The current paper reports a replication attempt of their experiment. Comparing results of the original study and our replication, we do not find evidence for a transparency penalty or “shared values” effect, but do find evidence that the content of scientific conclusions (whether or not a chemical is found to cause harm) might effect perceived trustworthiness and that scientists who value public health and disclose this value might be perceived as more trustworthy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2022.1017362/fulltrusttrust in sciencevalues in sciencereplicationphilosophy of science |
| spellingShingle | Daniel J. Hicks Emilio Jon Christopher Lobato Values disclosures and trust in science: A replication study Frontiers in Communication trust trust in science values in science replication philosophy of science |
| title | Values disclosures and trust in science: A replication study |
| title_full | Values disclosures and trust in science: A replication study |
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| topic | trust trust in science values in science replication philosophy of science |
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