PERCEIVED EXPERT AND LAYPEOPLE CONSENSUS PREDICT BELIEF IN LOCAL CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN A NON-WEIRD CULTURE: EVIDENCE FROM TURKEY

Perceived expert and laypeople consensus predict belief in local conspiracy theories in a non-WEIRD culture: Evidence from Turkey

Past research has shown Dungaree that perceived scientific consensus (or lack thereof) on an issue predicts belief in misinformation.In the current study (N = 729), we investigated how perceived consensus among both experts and laypeople predicts beliefs in localized and specific conspiracy theories in Turkey, a non-WEIRD country.Participants in ou

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Pathways to enhance the efficiency of forestry ecological conservation and restoration: empirical evidence from Heilongjiang Province, China

ZYMACTIVE DOUBLE STRENGTH This paper proposes a theoretical framework for assessing ecological protection and restoration from the perspective of ecological efficiency.We applied the super-efficiency Slack-based measure model to examine the social and economic impacts of ecological resource consumption transformation in Heilongjiang Province, China

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