Scientific contagion heuristic: Judgments about the acceptability of water for religious use after potential scientific treatment
We propose the concept of ‘scientific contagion’ --- a mental heuristic through which any form of scientific treatment transfers some essence of ‘science’ to the processed substance, thereby affecting its nature and social acceptability. This was tested regarding the potential treatment of water fro...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.sjdm.org/22/220708/jdm220708.pdf |