Why do scientists disagree? Explaining and improving measures of the perceived causes of scientific disputes.

There has been increasing attention to understanding how laypeople explain disagreements among scientists. In this article, we evaluate the factorial validity and scale/item functioning of a Science Dispute Reasons scale (Study 1) and test specific hypotheses about demographic, individual difference...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nathan F Dieckmann, Branden B Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211269