Science Denial Across the Political Divide: Liberals and Conservatives Are Similarly Motivated to Deny Attitude-Inconsistent Science

By A. Washburn, Linda J. Skitka. 2018

156 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Sociology and Political Science

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In Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

1. Caitlin N. Benedict
2. Jacob B. Rode
3. Ramona L Martinez
4. Daniel B. Brosnahan
5. Stephan Lewandowsky
6. Ullrich K. H. Ecker
7. A. Dent
8. Peter H. Ditto

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Stephan Lewandowsky
2. B. Swire‐Thompson
3. Ullrich K. H. Ecker
4. Caitlin N. Benedict
5. Jacob B. Rode
6. Ramona L Martinez
7. Daniel B. Brosnahan
8. Adam J. Berinsky

Citations in the corpus

• They Might Be a Liar But They’re My Liar: Source Evaluation and the Prevalence of Misinformation (2019, background): “For example, Washburn and Skitka (2017) tested the propensity of conservatives and liberals to misinterpret scientific claims that conflicted with pre-existing beliefs.”
• Influencing Climate Change Attitudes in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020, background): “However, a recent experimental study revealed that both liberals and conservatives engage in denying scientific information that is not in accordance with their attitudes (Washburn & Skitka, 2018).”