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science comprehension thesis: a standalone construct

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Science communication

the claim, tested against cultural cognition, that public disagreement about risk reflects low science literacy; the study found literacy increased polarization.

In science communication, science comprehension thesis refers to the claim, tested against cultural cognition, that public disagreement about risk reflects low science literacy; the study found literacy increased polarization. This meaning comes from Kahan (2012) in Nature Climate Change.[1]

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  1. Kahan, D. M., Peters, E., Wittlin, M., Slovic, P., Ouellette, L. L., Braman, D., & Mandel, G. (2012). The polarizing impact of science literacy and numeracy on perceived climate change risks. Nature Climate Change, 2(10), 732-735. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1547

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