Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
6-2025
Abstract
This research examines how exposure to different motives of scientists affects the impact of scientific consensus on public attitudes toward cultured meat. While scientific consensus on the safety of cultured meat generally increased positive attitudes toward it, this effect depended on information about scientists’ motives. Exposure to information about scientists’ financial motives weakened the positive effect of scientific consensus because it undermined trust in scientists. Information about scientists’ prosocial motives did not influence the scientific consensus effect. These findings suggest that perceived motives can shift trust in experts, thereby affecting the influence of experts on public attitudes.
Keywords
cultured meat, pro-environmental attitudes, scientific consensus, sustainability, trust
Discipline
Applied Behavior Analysis | Health Psychology | Social Psychology
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Science Communication
Volume
47
Issue
3
First Page
319
Last Page
347
ISSN
1075-5470
Identifier
10.1177/10755470241277196
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Citation
EOM, Kimin, & CHOY, Bryan Kwok Cheng.(2025). Exposure to different motives of scientists moderates responses to scientific consensus: The case of cultured meat. Science Communication, 47(3), 319-347.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4187
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher-CC-NC
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470241277196