We review recent work on the relationship between science rejection and conspiracy beliefs.
We distinguish between conspiracy beliefs about science specifically and the link between …

This article presents and tests psychological distance to science (PSYDISC) as a domain-
general predictor of science skepticism. Drawing on the concept of psychological distance …

On the back of concerns that society is entering a post-truth,“anti-enlightenment” phase, the
last decade has seen an explosion of research on the psychology of science rejection …

Accumulating evidence points to spirituality as a belief system that contributes to low trust in
science, with self‐identified spiritual individuals reporting high levels of unwarranted …

We present evidence for a theory-informed and causal antecedent of science scepticism:
psychological distance to science. We presented participants with brief newspaper-like …

Unfounded rejection of science, or science skepticism, which is prevalent within science
domains such as climate change, vaccination, and genetically modified organisms (GMO) …

In our original contribution, we showed that boosting understanding and identification of
scientific consensus can help to correct a misperception about genetically engineered food …

Ondanks overweldigend wetenschappelijk bewijs zijn we het niet allemaal eens over de
feiten met betrekking tot een aantal belangrijke onderwerpen. Hoe kan dat? Dit artikel geeft …

Ondanks overweldigend wetenschappelijk bewijs zijn we het niet allemaal eens over de
feiten met betrekking tot een aantal belangrijke onderwerpen. Hoe kan dat? Dit artikel geeft …