It doesn’t take a village to fall for misinformation: Social media use,discussion heterogeneity preference,worry of the virus,faith in scientists,and COVID-19-related misinformation beliefs

With the circulation of misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has raised concerns about an “infodemic,” which exacerbates people’s misperceptions and deters preventive measures. Against this backdrop, this study examined the conditional indirect effect of social media use and discussion heterogeneity preference on COVID-19-related misinformation beliefs in the United States, using a national survey. Findings suggested that social media use was positively associated with misinformation beliefs, while discussion heterogeneity preference was negatively associated with misinformation beliefs. Furthermore, worry of COVID-19 was found to be a significant mediator as both associations became more significant when mediated through worry. In addition, faith in scientists served as a moderator that mitigated the indirect effect of discussion heterogeneity preference on misinformation beliefs. That is, among those who had stronger faiths in scientists, the indirect effect of discussion heterogeneity preference on misinformation belief became more negative. The findings revealed communication and psychological factors associated with COVID-19-related misinformation beliefs and provided insights into coping strategies during the pandemic.     

Scientists as political experts: Atomic scientists and their claims for expertise on international relations, 1945–1947

This paper explores the construction of scientists' expertise on international affairs through a study of the rhetoric of U.S. atomic scientists during public and policy‐making debates on the international control of atomic energy between 1945 and 1947. It explores the claims scientists made about the nature of their expertise on issues of diplomacy and international relations and how their expertise was produced and reproduced. The paper shows that scientists were able to successfully project themselves, in the public domain, as experts on political and diplomatic matters related to the atomic. In calling for the international control of atomic energy, scientists constructed their expert knowledge in contrast to, as they portrayed it, the failed expertise of diplomats and political thinkers. In boundary work through their speeches, articles, and government testimonies, scientists drew a line between the political and the scientific, but argued that, as scientist‐citizens, they were able to take their rational thinking from one realm into the other.     

Review of The complete social scientist: A Kurt Lewin reader.

Reviews the book, The complete social scientist: A Kurt Lewin reader edited by Martin Gold (1999). Although he is often acknowledged as one of the primary founders of American social psychology, and despite frequent (seemingly routine and obligatory) citations in the literature, the actual ideas of Kurt Lewin seem to have been—more often than not—ignored or disregarded by most psychologists over the course of the last half century. Fortunately, there are a number of indications that this clearly unacceptable, decades-long neglect of Lewin is being rectified. One such indication is this very thoughtfully and comprehensively assembled volume published by APA books and edited by Martin Gold. Offered as a companion volume to the also recently issued one-volume edition of two previous Lewin anthologies, Resolving Social Conflicts and Field Theory in Social Science, this anthology brings together fifteen additional articles that have been until now especially difficult for scholars to obtain. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005年江西省水利科技人才预测与规划

采用弹性系数法,进行2005年江西省水利科技人才的需求总量预测,并详细地作了科技人才结构分布规划和发展趋势分析.     

Symbiosis between systems engineering and hydrology

The system concepts of importance to hydrological sciences are reviewed. The epochs of the development of systems sciences are discussed and their links with hydrological and water resources research are illustrated. Potentials and limitations of the system approach are discussed and the perspectives of further applications are sketched.     

浅谈对21世纪初我国“神医”事件的思考

本文概述了21世纪初我国几个典型的＂神医＂事件,初步分析了21世纪初我国＂神医＂的基本特征,并在法律层面和科技工作者层面上提出了相关对策,指出：在法律层面上,应进一步完善相关法律法规;而在科技工作者层面上,应进一步加强媒体、科技工作者、政府的合作。     

Clinical psychology and the nature of evidence.

"Can a clinician, as an applied member of the field of psychology, call himself a scientist?" Historical and philosophical aspects of issues implied by the question are discussed. Major sections are Recent History and What is Science? (Two Kinds of Evidence, The Function of Evidence in Therapy). Clinicians "are and must remain scientists, must subject their hypotheses to public trial, and must keep in touch with other points of view (the larger body of scientific knowledge)." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Groundwork for creative research.

Examines the nature of and importance of creativity in scientists and relates these to the training functions in the university. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Factored life history antecedents of industrial research performance.

The purpose of this study was to better comprehend underlying, discriminating personal characteristics represented in a population of 418 petroleum research scientists. 5 factors were extracted from a matrix of 75 discriminating life history items and 3 criteria of research performance. The factors were tentatively identified as Favorable Self-Perception, Inquisitive, Professional Orientation, Utilitarian Drive, Tolerance for Ambiguity, and General Adjustment. Profiles of the 3 criterian groups across the 5 factors revealed great similarity between the profiles based on ratings, but substantial differences between these and the patent disclosures profile. The observed differences were interpreted in terms of their implications for distinctive personnel policies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The APA visiting scientist and international scientist programs: 1963-1964.

"The 1963-64 academic year was the 4th yr. of the Visiting Scientist Program supported by the NSF." Junior colleges with over 500 students were invited to participate; 72 visits were completed by psychologists. The colleges and visitors are listed in a table. Staffs responded warmly and enthusiastically to the visitors. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)