Shein Paichi Pat, Li Yuh-Yuh, Huang Tai-Chu
National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan.
Public Underst Sci. 2014 Oct;23(7):780-96. doi: 10.1177/0963662514522169. Epub 2014 Mar 4.
This study takes on a relational and situated perspective to understand the relationship between scientific knowledge and fortune-telling. Measures included socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of scientific facts and methods, and fortune-telling beliefs and practices. A sample of 1863 adults was drawn from a population of Taiwanese citizens using the method of probability proportional to size. The findings showed that knowledge of scientific methods was negatively associated with fortune-telling beliefs. However, knowledge of scientific facts was, by and large, positively associated with engagement in fortune-telling practices, a phenomenon known as cognitive polyphasia. This study does not imply that science communication or education have no effect on promoting scientific knowledge; rather, it hopes to encourage researchers and practitioners to use a culturally sensitive lens to rethink the role of science in society and its relationship with other forms of knowledge and belief.
本研究采用关系性和情境性视角来理解科学知识与算命之间的关系。测量内容包括社会人口学特征、科学事实和方法的知识，以及算命信仰和实践。采用与规模成比例的概率抽样方法，从台湾公民总体中抽取了1863名成年人作为样本。研究结果表明，科学方法的知识与算命信仰呈负相关。然而，科学事实的知识总体上与参与算命实践呈正相关，这一现象被称为认知多元相。本研究并非意味着科学传播或教育对促进科学知识没有作用；相反，它希望鼓励研究人员和从业者运用文化敏感视角，重新思考科学在社会中的作用及其与其他知识和信仰形式的关系。
