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- Authors
- Shah, P., Michal, A. L., Ibrahim, A. F. A., Rhodes, R. E., & Rodriguez, F.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Priti Shah
- Venue
- Psychology of Learning and Motivation
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 251-299
- ISSN
- 0079-7421 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2575767199
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 180
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 16.17
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- The Psychology of learning and motivation/The psychology of learning and motivation (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- public understanding of science, science communication, evidence-based decision making
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