Scientific literacy, optimism about science and conservatism

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 299-302

  Carl, Noah ^a   Cofnas, Nathan ^b   Michael A Woodley of Menie, ^c,d  

^a NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive style; Conservative; Liberal; Optimism about science; Progressive; Scientific literacy

Indexed keywords

ASSERTIVENESS; HUMAN; OPTIMISM;

EID: 85000605762     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.01.046     Document Type: Article

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