People Prefer Explanations That Refer to a More Fundamental Science
Saturday, August 13, 2016 - 09:02
in Psychology & Sociology
Why do some science news stories catch our eye, even if they use exaggerated, irrelevant or inaccurate information? Readers favor a certain explanatory style when learning about complicated scientific topics. This bias is the subject of new paper in the journal Cognition from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. Deena Weisberg, a senior fellow in […]