Production of Scientific Information on the Internet Using the Example of Wikipedia

Abstract. On the internet, lay people cannot only passively receive scientific information, they can also actively produce it. How do lay people process uncertain and ...

Selection, Integration, and Evaluation: How We Use the Internet to Find Information About Science

Abstract. On the Internet, laypeople can access a great variety of scientific information. To benefit from the wealth of information, laypeople need to ...

Science Communication in Science Museums From a Psychological Perspective

Abstract. This article looks at the important role of museums and exhibitions for communicating scientific findings and evidence to large groups of citizens. Science communication ...

How Can Teachers and Students Learn to Understand and Use Fragile Evidence?

Abstract. Being able to critically evaluate scientific evidence and using it for argumentation are central components of scientific literacy. Both students and teachers should ...

Motivated Science Reception

Abstract. We define motivated science reception as a phenomenon by which recipients’ motivational states influence how scientific evidence is processed, which, in turn, allows recipients to draw conclusions that are congruent ...

The Influence of Pictures on the Comprehension of and Trust in Scientific Information

Abstract. In science communication, the use of pictures is omnipresent. In many cases it involves (a) realistic pictures (mostly photographs) to illustrate matters or (b)...

Modes of Understanding and the Magic of the Incomprehensible

Abstract. We propose a hypothetical classification of different types of public understanding of science and discuss how these types relate to risk perception. Empirically, an increasing ...