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Do Open Science Badges Increase Trust in Scientists among Undergraduates, Scientists, and the Public?

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Author(s) / Creator(s)

Schneider, Jürgen
Rosman, Tom
Kelava, Augustin
Merk, Samuel

Abstract / Description

As a response to the replication crisis, reforms call for the implementation of open science standards. In this regard, open science badges are a promising method to signal a study’s adherence to open science practices (OSP). In an experimental study, we investigated whether badges on journal article title pages affect non-scientists’ trust in scientists. Furthermore, we analyzed the moderating role of epistemic beliefs in this regard. We randomly assigned 270 non-scientists to two of three conditions: Badges awarded (visible compliance to OSP), badges not awarded (visible non-compliance to OSP) and no badges (compliance not visible, control condition). Results indicate that badges influence trust in scientists as well as the epistemic beliefs of participants. However, epistemic beliefs did not moderate the effect of badges on trust. In sum, our paper provides support to the notion that badges are an effective means to promote epistemic beliefs and trust in scientists.
Preprint of: Schneider, J., Rosman, T., Kelava, A., & Merk, S. (2022). Do Open-Science Badges Increase Trust in Scientists Among Undergraduates, Scientists, and the Public? Psychological Science, 33(9), 1588–1604. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221097499

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badges beliefs epistemic beliefs open science open science badges trust trustworthiness

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2021-08-27

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PsychArchives

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Schneider, J., Rosman, T., Kelava, A., & Merk, S. (2021). Do Open Science Badges Increase Trust in Scientists among Undergraduates, Scientists, and the Public? PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.5066
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    2021-08-27
    We extended the samples from undergraduates (Study 1) now over social scientists (Study 2) and the general public (Study 3).
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    2020-08-27
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Schneider, Jürgen
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Rosman, Tom
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Kelava, Augustin
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Merk, Samuel
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    2021-08-27T14:19:59Z
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  • Date of first publication
    2021-08-27
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    2020-08-14
  • Abstract / Description
    As a response to the replication crisis, reforms call for the implementation of open science standards. In this regard, open science badges are a promising method to signal a study’s adherence to open science practices (OSP). In an experimental study, we investigated whether badges on journal article title pages affect non-scientists’ trust in scientists. Furthermore, we analyzed the moderating role of epistemic beliefs in this regard. We randomly assigned 270 non-scientists to two of three conditions: Badges awarded (visible compliance to OSP), badges not awarded (visible non-compliance to OSP) and no badges (compliance not visible, control condition). Results indicate that badges influence trust in scientists as well as the epistemic beliefs of participants. However, epistemic beliefs did not moderate the effect of badges on trust. In sum, our paper provides support to the notion that badges are an effective means to promote epistemic beliefs and trust in scientists.
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  • Abstract / Description
    Preprint of: Schneider, J., Rosman, T., Kelava, A., & Merk, S. (2022). Do Open-Science Badges Increase Trust in Scientists Among Undergraduates, Scientists, and the Public? Psychological Science, 33(9), 1588–1604. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221097499
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    other
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    notReviewed
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  • Sponsorship
    We thank the Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID) for the support with data collection.
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  • Citation
    Schneider, J., Rosman, T., Kelava, A., & Merk, S. (2021). Do Open Science Badges Increase Trust in Scientists among Undergraduates, Scientists, and the Public? PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.5066
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/2979.2
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    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5066
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
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    https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/43ec2
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    https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221097499
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2749
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/VGBRS
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4976
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4978
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4977
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4377
  • Keyword(s)
    badges
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  • Keyword(s)
    beliefs
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  • Keyword(s)
    epistemic beliefs
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  • Keyword(s)
    open science
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  • Keyword(s)
    open science badges
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  • Keyword(s)
    trust
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  • Keyword(s)
    trustworthiness
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Do Open Science Badges Increase Trust in Scientists among Undergraduates, Scientists, and the Public?
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  • DRO type
    preprint
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  • Leibniz institute name(s) / abbreviation(s)
    ZPID
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