Rhodes Rebecca E, Rodriguez Fernando, Shah Priti
Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
WestEd.
J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2014 Sep;40(5):1432-40. doi: 10.1037/a0036844. Epub 2014 May 12.
Previous studies have investigated the influence of neuroscience information or images on ratings of scientific evidence quality but have yielded mixed results. We examined the influence of neuroscience information on evaluations of flawed scientific studies after taking into account individual differences in scientific reasoning skills, thinking dispositions, and prior beliefs about a claim. We found that neuroscience information, even though irrelevant, made people believe they had a better understanding of the mechanism underlying a behavioral phenomenon. Neuroscience information had a smaller effect on ratings of article quality and scientist quality. Our study suggests that neuroscience information may provide an illusion of explanatory depth.
以往的研究调查了神经科学信息或图像对科学证据质量评级的影响，但结果不一。我们在考虑了科学推理能力、思维倾向以及对某一观点的先验信念等个体差异后，研究了神经科学信息对有缺陷的科学研究评估的影响。我们发现，神经科学信息尽管无关，但会让人们相信他们对行为现象背后的机制有了更好的理解。神经科学信息对文章质量和科学家质量评级的影响较小。我们的研究表明，神经科学信息可能会提供一种解释深度的错觉。
