Intermediate levels of scientific knowledge are associated with overconfidence and negative attitudes towards science - Nature Human Behaviour
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Lackner et al. show that individuals with an intermediate level of science knowledge tend to have overconfidence in their own knowledge and negative attitudes to science.
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Original Title: Those who have an intermediate level of science knowledge are most likely to be overconfident in their scientific knowledge (offer incorrect answers to questions rather than answer “don’t know”) and also hold the least positive attitudes towards science.