Is knowledge of science associated with higher skepticism of pseudoscientific claims?

American Biology Teacher

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 536-549

  Johnson, Matthew ^a   Pigliucci, Massimo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Society for the Study of Evolution   (United States)

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EID: 7644243769     PISSN: 00027685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4451737     Document Type: Article

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