Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do about It by Sinatra, Gale

Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do about It (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780190944681)

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Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do about It by Sinatra, Gale

Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do about It

$37.99
Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do about It by Sinatra, Gale

Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do about It

$37.99
Format: Hardcover
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How do individuals decide whether to accept human causes of climate change, vaccinate their children against childhood diseases, or practice social distancing during a pandemic? Democracies depend on educated citizens who can make informed decisions for the benefit of their health and well-being, as well as their communities, nations, and planet. Understanding key psychological explanations for science denial and doubt can help provide a means for improving scientific literacy and understanding--critically important at a time when denial has become deadly. In Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do About It, the authors identify the problem and why it matters and offer tools for addressing it. This book explains both the importance of science education and its limitations, shows how science communicators may inadvertently contribute to the problem, and explains how the internet and social media foster misinformation and disinformation. The authors focus on key psychological constructs such as reasoning biases, social identity, epistemic cognition, and emotions and attitudes that limit or facilitate public understanding of science, and describe solutions for individuals, educators, science communicators, and policy makers. If you have ever wondered why science denial exists, want to know how to understand your own biases and those of others, and would like to address the problem, this book will provide the insights you are seeking.

Author: Gale M. Sinatra, Barbara K. Hofer
ISBN-10: 0190944684
ISBN-13: 9780190944681
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 07/06/2021
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.50w x 1.00d

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Choice 03/01/2022
By Gale M. Sinatra
By Gale M. Sinatra
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Gale M. Sinatra is the Stephen H. Crocker Professor of Education and Psychology at the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, where she directs the Motivated Change Research Lab. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has been recognized by the American Educational Research Association for career achievements in research with the Sylvia Scribner Award. She resides in Altadena, California.

Barbara K. Hofer is a Professor of Psychology Emerita at Middlebury College and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. She received her Ph.D. in psychology and education from the University of Michigan and an Ed.M. in human development from Harvard University. She is the recipient of national awards for both research and teaching, from the American Educational Research Association and the American Psychological Association. She lives in Middlebury, Vermont.

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