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View article: Just Like a Human? An Experimental Study on University Students’ Perceptions of Warmth and Benevolence Towards Chatbots
Just Like a Human? An Experimental Study on University Students’ Perceptions of Warmth and Benevolence Towards Chatbots Open
Human–computer interaction has advanced significantly with the emergence of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. However, it’s unclear whether users perceive these chatbots to have positive human qualities. Using a 2 × 2 experimental design, university stude…
View article: Applying social cognition to feedback chatbots: Enhancing trustworthiness through politeness
Applying social cognition to feedback chatbots: Enhancing trustworthiness through politeness Open
Generative AI systems like chatbots are increasingly being introduced into learning, teaching and assessment scenarios at universities. While previous research suggests that users treat chatbots like humans, computer systems are still ofte…
View article: Pre-service English teachers‘ approaches to technology-assisted teaching and learning: Associations with study level, self-efficacy and value beliefs
Pre-service English teachers‘ approaches to technology-assisted teaching and learning: Associations with study level, self-efficacy and value beliefs Open
Information and communications technology (ICT) plays an important role in teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at school. However, there are still relevant research gaps regarding (prospective) teachers' attitudes and…
View article: Complexity appreciated: How the communication of complexity impacts topic-specific intellectual humility and epistemic trustworthiness
Complexity appreciated: How the communication of complexity impacts topic-specific intellectual humility and epistemic trustworthiness Open
In the context of science communication, complexity is often reduced. This study employs a 2 × 2 experimental design ( N = 432) to investigate how two factors, namely the communication of complexity (reduced vs not reduced) and the provisi…
View article: Half a mathematician? How preservice teachers are connected to their studied discipline
Half a mathematician? How preservice teachers are connected to their studied discipline Open
Preservice teachers study an academic discipline (e.g. mathematics) and – just like students majoring in that discipline – have a certain level of connectedness to it. While studying, students may compare themselves to peers studying the s…
View article: Math is cool – for school? Insights into preservice teachers’ views on the mathematics discipline between an academic and a job-related focus
Math is cool – for school? Insights into preservice teachers’ views on the mathematics discipline between an academic and a job-related focus Open
In academic teacher education, preservice teachers may develop complex views on their chosen scientific discipline of study, as a tension may exist between a purely academic focus and a job-related focus. This study reports quantitative da…
View article: The Impact of Communicating Advocacy and Scientific Uncertainty on a Scientist’s Trustworthiness
The Impact of Communicating Advocacy and Scientific Uncertainty on a Scientist’s Trustworthiness Open
A central aspect of scientific knowledge is scientific uncertainty. When scientists touch upon political issues, there are two contrary expectations: One is that scientists communicate in a straightforward manner and give a direct, concret…
View article: Taking a stance on the role of nuclear energy to combat the climate crisis: how communication task and expert’s personal stance impact individuals' intellectual humility and strategies for dealing with a complex topic
Taking a stance on the role of nuclear energy to combat the climate crisis: how communication task and expert’s personal stance impact individuals' intellectual humility and strategies for dealing with a complex topic Open
We investigated how individuals deal with the limits of their own knowledge and productively cope with their dependence on experts as they engage with the socio-scientific topic of nuclear energy. We scrutinized the effects of content feat…
View article: Gaining insight through explaining? How generating explanations affects individuals’ perceptions of their own and of experts’ knowledge
Gaining insight through explaining? How generating explanations affects individuals’ perceptions of their own and of experts’ knowledge Open
When individuals in our knowledge society assess the extent of their own knowledge, they may overestimate what they actually know. But, this knowledge illusion can be reduced when people are prompted to explain the content. To investigate …
View article: Introduction: Language and Communication Related to COVID-19
Introduction: Language and Communication Related to COVID-19 Open
The occurrence of COVID-19 has a strong impact on individuals’ as well as public life. This Special Issue brings together research on language and communication addressing the challenges resulting from the Corona virus situation. Seven ori…
View article: Face Masks Might Protect You From COVID-19: The Communication of Scientific Uncertainty by Scientists Versus Politicians in the Context of Policy in the Making
Face Masks Might Protect You From COVID-19: The Communication of Scientific Uncertainty by Scientists Versus Politicians in the Context of Policy in the Making Open
Scientific knowledge is intrinsically uncertain; hence, it can only provide a tentative orientation for political decisions. One illustrative example is the discussion that has taken place on introducing mandatory mask-wearing to contain t…
View article: Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools: Multilingual Data Corpus
Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools: Multilingual Data Corpus Open
This dataset is the Multilingual Corpus of the DIALLS (DIalogue and Argumentation for Literacy Learning in Schools) project (dialls2020.eu/) and consists of a set of transcripts of classroom interactions of students from ages 5 to 15 years…
View article: Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools: Multilingual Data Corpus
Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools: Multilingual Data Corpus Open
This dataset is the Multilingual Corpus of the DIALLS (DIalogue and Argumentation for Literacy Learning in Schools) project (dialls2020.eu/) and consists of a set of transcripts of classroom interactions of students from ages 5 to 15 years…
View article: Keep Calm in Heated Debates: How People Perceive Different Styles of Discourse in a Scientific Debate
Keep Calm in Heated Debates: How People Perceive Different Styles of Discourse in a Scientific Debate Open
Scientific debates are, in an epistemological sense, argumentative approaches aimed at coming to the most appropriate conclusion. However, as these debates sometimes involve interpersonal rather than content-driven attacks (e.g., an argume…
View article: Dataset for: Perception of Styles of Discourse in a Scientific Debate
Dataset for: Perception of Styles of Discourse in a Scientific Debate Open
Dateset for: Tkotz, Kienhues, Jucks and Bromme (2020). Keep Calm in Heated Debates: How People Perceive Different Styles of Discourse in a Scientific Debate. Front. Educ. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2020.572503
View article: Being (Un)safe Together: Student Group Dynamics, Facework and Argumentation
Being (Un)safe Together: Student Group Dynamics, Facework and Argumentation Open
Small group work offers the opportunity for students to engage in many-sided discussions. Students can learn how to argue standpoints and develop argumentative competence (i.e. learning to argue ) but may also, by using argumentative struc…
View article: Constraints and Affordances of Online Engagement With Scientific Information—A Literature Review
Constraints and Affordances of Online Engagement With Scientific Information—A Literature Review Open
Many urgent problems that societies currently face—from climate change to a global pandemic—require citizens to engage with scientific information as members of democratic societies as well as to solve problems in their personal lives. Mos…
View article: Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools: Multilingual Data Corpus
Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools: Multilingual Data Corpus Open
This dataset is the Multilingual Corpus of the DIALLS (DIalogue and Argumentation for Literacy Learning in Schools) project (dialls2020.eu/) and consists of a set of transcripts of classroom interactions of students from ages 5 to 15 years…
View article: Dataset for: The effect of explaining on people’s perception of their own knowledge and of experts’ knowledge
Dataset for: The effect of explaining on people’s perception of their own knowledge and of experts’ knowledge Open
When individuals read science news articles, they usually gain new yet shallow knowledge. Previous scientific work points to feelings of overconfidence, which may be moderated by a failure to provide a detailed explanation of a phenomenon.…
View article: Does Scientific Uncertainty in News Articles Affect Readers’ Trust and Decision-Making?
Does Scientific Uncertainty in News Articles Affect Readers’ Trust and Decision-Making? Open
Even though a main goal of science is to reduce the uncertainty in scientific results by applying ever-improving research methods, epistemic uncertainty is an integral part of science. As such, while uncertainty might be communicated in ne…
View article: Effects of Positive Language and Profession on Trustworthiness and Credibility in Online Health Advice: Experimental Study
Effects of Positive Language and Profession on Trustworthiness and Credibility in Online Health Advice: Experimental Study Open
Background When searching for health information, many people use the internet as their first source of information. In online health forums, for example, users post their questions and exchange health advice. In recent years, information …
View article: Influence of Enthusiastic Language on the Credibility of Health Information and the Trustworthiness of Science Communicators: Insights From a Between-Subject Web-Based Experiment
Influence of Enthusiastic Language on the Credibility of Health Information and the Trustworthiness of Science Communicators: Insights From a Between-Subject Web-Based Experiment Open
Background To decide whether online health information is reliable, information seekers apply 2 stretegies: first, information seekers can make credibility judgments by using their prior knowledge to evaluate the validity of the encountere…
View article: Pictures of Research and Teaching in Psychology: A Comparison of Early-Career Academics' and Students' Perspectives
Pictures of Research and Teaching in Psychology: A Comparison of Early-Career Academics' and Students' Perspectives Open
An academic career in psychology typically begins with a role reversal: young academics, who were only recently being taught, become doctoral researchers and teachers. Studies at two German universities provide insights into how students a…
View article: Hot topics in science communication: Aggressive language decreases trustworthiness and credibility in scientific debates
Hot topics in science communication: Aggressive language decreases trustworthiness and credibility in scientific debates Open
Current scientific debates, such as on climate change, often involve emotional, hostile, and aggressive rhetorical styles. Those who read or listen to these kinds of scientific arguments have to decide whom they can trust and which informa…
View article: “What my Parents Think I Do …” – Doctoral Students’ Assumptions about how Private and Work-related Groups View their Work
“What my Parents Think I Do …” – Doctoral Students’ Assumptions about how Private and Work-related Groups View their Work Open
Aim/Purpose: This study aimed at investigating whether doctoral students are already confronted with expectations that reflect a primacy of research and whether they adopt such views for themselves. Background: There is a consensus among a…
View article: “Get the shot, now!” Disentangling content-related and social cues in physician–patient communication
“Get the shot, now!” Disentangling content-related and social cues in physician–patient communication Open
We investigated how recipients disentangle social and content-related cues in physicians’ communication. We presented 53 students with four different statements by physicians concerning the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine. In a 2 × 2 within-…
View article: Investigating the Role of Communication for Information Seekers’ Trust-Related Evaluations of Health Videos on the Web: Content Analysis, Survey Data, and Experiment
Investigating the Role of Communication for Information Seekers’ Trust-Related Evaluations of Health Videos on the Web: Content Analysis, Survey Data, and Experiment Open
This study shows that among specific Web-based contexts, users' typical language use can differ, as can their trust-related evaluations. In addition, health information seekers seem to be affected by providers' language styles in ways that…