Scientific authority in policy contexts: Public attitudes about environmental scientists, medical researchers, and economists - Timothy L. O’Brien, 2013
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Table 2 provides additional evidence that favorable perceptions about scientists’ knowledgeability, national interests, and consensus have unique and positive effects on desired policy influence.
face-to-face interviews
English-speaking adults in the US
survey’s 2006 wave
scientists are believed to serve the nation’s best interests (.510 for environmental scientist;
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