Age Differences in the Reception of New Scientific Theories: The Case of Plate Tectonics Theory.

Messeri, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ384521

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Age Differences in the Reception of New Scientific Theories: The Case of Plate Tectonics Theory.

Messeri, Peter

Social Studies of Science, v18 n1 p91-112 Feb 1988

Reviews various evidences on the relationship between age and the reception of major innovations in science. Examines the possibility that age patterning of reception may vary over time. Reports the potential importance of age on the reception of ideas while rejecting the presumption that advanced age leads to increased resistance. (YP)

Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Development, Diffusion (Communication), Plate Tectonics, Research and Development, Research Utilization, Science and Society, Science Education, Science History, Sciences, Scientific and Technical Information, Scientists

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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