Conspiracy Beliefs and Consumption: The Role of Scientific Literacy

“We also propose and find evidence via both measurement (study 2A) and manipulation (via short video interventions; studies 2B and 2C) for the role of each dimension of scientific literacy—scientific knowledge and reasoning—and their impact on evidence evaluation and conspiracy beliefs.”

Nathan Allred, Lisa E Bolton, Conspiracy Beliefs and Consumption: The Role of Scientific Literacy, Journal of Consumer Research, 2024;, ucae024, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucae024

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