# Deference and decision-making in science and society: How deference to scientific authority goes beyond confidence in science and scientists to become authoritarianism

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/deference-and-decision-making-in-science-and-society-how-deference-to-scientific/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Emily L. Howell,Christopher D. Wirz,Dietram A. Scheufele,Dominique Brossard,Michael A. Xenos |
| Citations | 54 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0963662520962741 |
| Fields | Neuroscience,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3092012403 |
| PMID | 33153407 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2020 |

## Paper authors

- [Emily L. Howell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/emily-l-howell/)

## Paper journal

- [Public Understanding of Science](https://scholariq.org/journals/public-understanding-of-science/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Climate Change Communication and Perception](https://scholariq.org/topics/climate-change-communication-and-perception/)

## Paper topics

- [Climate Change Communication and Perception](https://scholariq.org/topics/climate-change-communication-and-perception/)
- [Risk Perception and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/risk-perception-and-management/)
- [Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment](https://scholariq.org/topics/psychology-of-moral-and-emotional-judgment/)

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