Psychological distance to science

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2025 Netherlands English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Trends in Cognitive Sciences, volume 29, pages 594-596 (issn: 1364-6613,

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Authors: Bastiaan T. Rutjens;

doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2025.05.009

pmid: 40483202

handle: 11245.1/275edfe5-df08-4470-b345-b8b8b6bd0817

Psychological distance to science

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Abstract

Psychological distance to science reflects how people perceive science from the perspective of the self. For many, science represents a distant endeavor that is irrelevant to day-to-day life. Research from my lab finds that distance to science correlates with, and predicts, science rejection across domains. Bringing science closer improves trust.

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Netherlands

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University of Amsterdam
Netherlands

Keywords

Psychological Distance, Science, Humans, Trust

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