TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling Attitudes Toward Science
T2 - Development and Validation of the Credibility of Science Scale
AU - Hartman, Robert O.
AU - Dieckmann, Nathan F.
AU - Sprenger, Amber M.
AU - Stastny, Bradley J.
AU - DeMarree, Kenneth G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2017/11/2
Y1 - 2017/11/2
N2 - We present the Credibility of Science Scale (CoSS), an efficient 6-item scale demonstrating excellent reliability and validity. CoSS scores exhibit criterion validity in predicting beliefs across a host of contemporary science topics, over and above previously documented predictors (Study 2). Further, we present evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument, which correlates as expected with several variables previously implicated in scientific belief (e.g., political ideology, religious identity, conspiracist thinking; Study 2) and also with measures of cognitive ability (Study 3). Finally, we discuss possible uses of the CoSS as a tool for understanding science-related beliefs, behavior, and communication.
AB - We present the Credibility of Science Scale (CoSS), an efficient 6-item scale demonstrating excellent reliability and validity. CoSS scores exhibit criterion validity in predicting beliefs across a host of contemporary science topics, over and above previously documented predictors (Study 2). Further, we present evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the instrument, which correlates as expected with several variables previously implicated in scientific belief (e.g., political ideology, religious identity, conspiracist thinking; Study 2) and also with measures of cognitive ability (Study 3). Finally, we discuss possible uses of the CoSS as a tool for understanding science-related beliefs, behavior, and communication.
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U2 - 10.1080/01973533.2017.1372284
DO - 10.1080/01973533.2017.1372284
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85032496263
SN - 0197-3533
VL - 39
SP - 358
EP - 371
JO - Basic and Applied Social Psychology
JF - Basic and Applied Social Psychology
IS - 6
ER -