DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112111
论文题名: Heuristic cues as perceptual filters: Factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore
作者: Ho S.S. ; Xiong R. ; Chuah A.S.F.
刊名: Energy Policy
ISSN: 03014215
出版年: 2021
卷: 150 语种: 英语
中文关键词: Cognitive miser
; Decision making
; Heuristics
; Nuclear energy
; Perceptual filters
; Public opinion
英文关键词: Decision making
; Energy policy
; Nuclear energy
; Cognitive miser model
; Decarbonisation
; Deficit models
; Nuclear energy development
; Nuclear research reactor
; Public support
; Singapore
; Research reactors
; cognition
; decision making
; energy planning
; heuristics
; knowledge
; nuclear power
; public attitude
; Singapore [Southeast Asia]
英文摘要: Nuclear energy is an important consideration for decarbonisation. However, for Singapore – a country at the nascent stage of nuclear energy development – the building of a nuclear research reactor could be a precursor to a full-fledged nuclear energy plan. Guided by the cognitive miser model and the knowledge deficit model, this study examines factors shaping public support for the use of a nuclear research reactor for medical purposes. In particular, we seek to understand how different types of knowledge could affect public support for the use of a nuclear research reactor in an island city-state. Based on the data from a nationally representative door-to-door survey of 1000 adult Singaporeans, we found that the public mainly depend on heuristics, such as religiosity, benefit perception, and trust in relevant authorities, to form attitudes towards the use of a nuclear research reactor, revealing a tendency to employ mental shortcuts for decision making. More importantly, we found that heuristics moderated the effect of contextual nuclear knowledge on public support for the use of a nuclear research reactor. This indicates that individuals might interpret the same information differently, depending on their firmly held beliefs or pre-existing perceptions. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/167822
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作者单位: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link637718, Singapore; School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 48 Nanyang Avenue639818, Singapore
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Ho S.S.,Xiong R.,Chuah A.S.F.. Heuristic cues as perceptual filters: Factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore[J]. Energy Policy,2021-01-01,150