Dunning-Kruger effect and flat-earthers: An exploratory analysis

被引：2
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作者：
Luis Arroyo-Barriguete, Jose [1 ,2 ]
Bellon Nunez-Mera, Carlos [1 ]
Labrador Fernandez, Jesus
Luis De Nicolas, Victor [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Pontificia Comillas, Quantitat Methods Dept, Madrid 28015, Spain
来源：
PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE | 2023年 / 32卷 / 07期
关键词：
Dunning-Kruger effect; flat earth belief; overconfidence; scientific literacy; BELIEF;
D O I：
10.1177/09636625231166255
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
This article aims to analyze the factors influencing belief in a flat Earth. We focus on Spain, a country that sadly has some of the most relevant figures on this topic in the Spanish-speaking world. After a qualitative analysis of YouTube videos on the main channels on the subject, a survey was carried out on 1252 individuals. The results point to two conclusions. First is the presence of a considerable Dunning-Kruger effect among flat-earthers. There is a significant negative correlation between science literacy-overall and practically all its dimensions-and overconfidence in science in this group. The second, evaluated through a regression tree, confirms that the interaction of low scientific literacy and overconfidence is highly relevant in explaining the belief in a flat earth. Neither factor alone is determinant, but the combination of the two (low scientific literacy and high overconfidence) leads to high levels of flat earth belief.
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页码：835 / 844
页数：10
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