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@article{item_3368146,
title = {{The Einstein effect provides global evidence for scientific source credibility effects and the influence of religiosity}},
author = {Hoogeveen, Suzanne and Haaf, Julia M. and Bulbulia, Joseph A. and Ross, Robert M. and McKay, Ryan and Altay, Sacha and Bendixen, Theiss and Berni{\=u}nas, Renatas and Cheshin, Arik and Gentili, Claudio and Georgescu, Raluca and Gervais, Will M. and Hagel, Kristin and Kavanagh, Christopher and Levy, Neil and Neely, Alejandra and Qiu, Lin and Rabelo, Andr{\'e} and Ramsay, Jonathan E. and Rutjens, Bastiaan T. and Turpin, Hugh and Uzarevic, Filip and Wuyts, Robin and Xygalatas, Dimitris and van Elk, Michiel},
language = {eng},
issn = {2397-3374},
doi = {10.1038/s41562-021-01273-8},
year = {2022},
abstract = {{People tend to evaluate information from reliable sources more favourably, but it is unclear exactly how perceivers{\textquoteright} worldviews {\textless}br{\textgreater}interact with this source credibility effect. In a large and diverse cross-cultural sample (N {\textequals} 10,195 from 24 countries), we pre-{\textless}br{\textgreater}sented participants with obscure, meaningless statements attributed to either a spiritual guru or a scientist. We found a robust global source credibility effect for scientific authorities, which we dub {\textquoteleft}the Einstein effect{\textquoteright}: across all 24 countries and all levels of religiosity, scientists held greater authority than spiritual gurus. In addition, individual religiosity predicted a weaker relative preference for the statement from the scientist compared with the spiritual guru, and was more strongly associated with {\textless}br{\textgreater}credibility judgements for the guru than the scientist. Independent data on explicit trust ratings across 143 countries mirrored our experimental findings. These findings suggest that irrespective of one{\textquoteright}s religious worldview, across cultures science is a powerful and universal heuristic that signals the reliability of information.}},
journal = {{Nature Human Behaviour}},
}