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标题：Uniquely disgusting? Physiological disgust and attitudes toward GM food and other food and health technologies
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作者：Sedona Chinn ; Ariel Hasell
期刊名称：Journal of Science Communication
印刷版ISSN：1824-2049
电子版ISSN：1824-2049
出版年度：2021
卷号：20
DOI：10.22323/2.20070205
语种：English
出版社：International School for Advanced Studies
摘要：Despite scientific consensus that genetically modified (GM) food is safe to eat, the American public remains skeptical. This study (N=73) investigates the proposed role of disgust in driving opposition to GM food, which is debated in extant literature. Using physiological measures of disgust, alongside self-report measures, this study suggests that disgust plays a role in driving skepticism toward GM food, but not other food and health technologies. We further discuss the possible influence of risk sensitivity and perceptions of unnaturalness on attitudes toward novel science.
关键词：Public perception of science and technology;Public understanding of science and technology