Stereotypes and social evaluations of scientists are related to different antecedents and outcomes.

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Public Understanding of Science Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-08 DOI:10.1177/09636625241232097
Vukašin Gligorić, Roy Clerc, Gabi Arkensteijn, Gerben A van Kleef, Bastiaan T Rutjens
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Abstract

Research on scientist perceptions tends to focus on either stereotypes (white, male) or social evaluations (competent but cold), sometimes yielding incongruent conclusions (e.g. scientists are simultaneously seen as moral and immoral). Across two preregistered correlational studies (N = 1091), we address this issue by simultaneously assessing stereotypes and social evaluations and their association with two key outcomes: trust in scientists and science career appeal. We find that stereotypes and social evaluations are distinct types of perceptions-they correlate slightly, stem from different worldviews, and predict partially different outcomes. While western enculturation and religiosity predict stereotypes, right-wing political ideology negatively relates to social evaluations. Stereotypes are associated with lower science career appeal among stereotype-incongruent individuals, while social evaluations predict more trust in scientists and higher science career appeal. This work thus sheds light on the psychological pathways to trust in scientists, as well as on the perceived appeal of becoming a scientist.

对科学家的成见和社会评价与不同的前因后果有关。
有关科学家认知的研究往往集中于刻板印象(白人、男性)或社会评价(能干但冷漠),有时会产生不一致的结论(例如,科学家同时被视为道德和不道德)。通过两项预先登记的相关研究(N = 1091),我们同时评估了刻板印象和社会评价及其与两个关键结果(对科学家的信任和科学职业吸引力)之间的关联,从而解决了这一问题。我们发现,刻板印象和社会评价是不同类型的认知--它们略有关联,源于不同的世界观,预测的结果也部分不同。西方文化熏陶和宗教信仰可以预测刻板印象,而右翼政治意识形态则与社会评价呈负相关。在刻板印象不一致的个体中,刻板印象与较低的科学职业吸引力相关,而社会评价则预示着对科学家更多的信任和较高的科学职业吸引力。因此,这项研究揭示了信任科学家的心理途径,以及成为科学家的感知吸引力。
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7.30
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9.80%
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期刊介绍: Public Understanding of Science is a fully peer reviewed international journal covering all aspects of the inter-relationships between science (including technology and medicine) and the public. Public Understanding of Science is the only journal to cover all aspects of the inter-relationships between science (including technology and medicine) and the public. Topics Covered Include... ·surveys of public understanding and attitudes towards science and technology ·perceptions of science ·popular representations of science ·scientific and para-scientific belief systems ·science in schools
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