DOI
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510390159
Measuring Risk/Benefit Perceptions of Emerging Technologies and their Potential Impact on Communication of Public Opinion toward Science
论文题名译名
衡量新兴技术的风险/收益感知及其对科学舆论传播的潜在影响
摘要
This study presents a systematic comparison of two alternative measures of citizens’ perceptions of risks and benefits of emerging technologies. By focusing on two specific issues (nanotechnology and biofuels), we derive several insights for the measurement of public views of science. Most importantly, our analyses reveal that relying on global, single-item measures may lead to invalid inferences regarding external influences on public perceptions, particularly those related to cognitive schema and media use. Beyond these methodological implications, this analysis suggests several reasons why researchers in the area of public attitudes toward science must revisit notions of measurement in order to accurately inform the general public, policymakers, scientists, and journalists about trends in public opinion toward emerging technologies.
中文摘要
这项研究对公民对新兴技术的风险和收益的感知的两种替代衡量标准进行了系统比较。通过关注两个具体问题（纳米技术和生物燃料），我们得出了一些衡量公众科学观的见解。最重要的是，我们的分析表明，依赖全球单项指标可能会导致对公众认知的外部影响的无效推断，特别是与认知模式和媒体使用有关的外部影响。除了这些方法论意义之外，这项分析还提出了公众对科学态度领域的研究人员必须重新审视测量概念的几个原因，以便准确地向公众、决策者、科学家和记者通报公众对新兴技术的看法趋势。
来源智库
Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (United States)
版权信息
© The Author(s) 2010
NSTL唯一标识符
JA202305220000028JL
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