Constructing and influencing perceived authenticity in science communication: Experimenting with narrative.

This study develops a measure of perceived authenticity in science communication and then explores communication strategies to improve the perceived authenticity of a scientific message. The findings are consistent with literature around trust and credibility, but indicate that authenticity-the perc...

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Main Authors: Lise Saffran, Sisi Hu, Amanda Hinnant, Laura D Scherer, Susan C Nagel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226711