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'''Sander L. van der Linden''' is a [[social psychologist]] and [[associate professor]] of social psychology in society in the department of psychology at the [[University of Cambridge]], England where he has directed the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Laboratory since 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/archived-news/2016/the-department-welcomes-dr-sander-van-der-linden|title= Department Welcomes Dr. van der Linden |work= |accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref> He is also a fellow and director of studies in psychological and behavioural sciences at [[Churchill College, Cambridge]], a research affiliate of the [[Yale Program on Climate Change Communication]] at [[Yale University]] and the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge.<ref name="Cambridge">{{cite web |url= http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/sander-van-der-linden|title=Sander van der Linden's Cambridge University Department Page |website= |accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref> |
'''Sander L. van der Linden''' is a [[social psychologist]] and [[associate professor]] of social psychology in society in the department of psychology at the [[University of Cambridge]], England where he has directed the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Laboratory since 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/archived-news/2016/the-department-welcomes-dr-sander-van-der-linden|title= Department Welcomes Dr. van der Linden |work= |accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref> He is also a fellow and director of studies in psychological and behavioural sciences at [[Churchill College, Cambridge]], a research affiliate of the [[Yale Program on Climate Change Communication]] at [[Yale University]] and the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge.<ref name="Cambridge">{{cite web |url= http://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/sander-van-der-linden|title=Sander van der Linden's Cambridge University Department Page |website= |accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref> |
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Van der Linden studies the psychology of [[social influence]], risk, human judgment, and [[decision-making]]. |
Van der Linden studies the psychology of [[social influence]], risk, human judgment, and [[decision-making]]. |
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He was named a ''Rising Star'' by the [[Association for Psychological Science]]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.psychologicalscience.org/rising-stars/stars.cfm#V|title= APS Rising Stars |work= |accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref> and is particularly known for his research on the psychology of social issues, such as [[fake news]],<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181114-could-this-game-be-a-vaccine-against-fake-news|title= Could this be the cure for fake news? |publisher= BBC |accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref> [[ |
He was named a ''Rising Star'' by the [[Association for Psychological Science]]<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.psychologicalscience.org/rising-stars/stars.cfm#V|title= APS Rising Stars |work= |accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref> and is particularly known for his research on the psychology of social issues, such as [[fake news]],<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181114-could-this-game-be-a-vaccine-against-fake-news|title= Could this be the cure for fake news? |publisher= BBC |accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref> [[COVID-19]],<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/tackling-covid-19-dr-sander-van-der-linden|title= Tackling COVID-19 Dr Sander van der Linden |publisher= [[University of Cambridge]] |accessdate=28 September 2020}}</ref> and [[climate change]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/11/30/457835780/how-psychology-can-save-the-world-from-climate-change?t=1551918490860|title= How Psychology can Save the World from Climate Change|publisher= NPR |accessdate=7 March 2019}}</ref> He is recognized as an authority on understanding and dealing with [[misinformation]].<ref>Robson, David, ''[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/29/how-to-deal-with-a-conspiracy-theorist-5g-covid-plandemic-qanon It's only fake-believe: how to deal with a conspiracy theorist]'', The Guardian, Sunday, November 29, 2020</ref> |
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=Research Contributions= |
=Research Contributions= |
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== Gateway Belief Model == |
== Gateway Belief Model == |
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Van der Linden is known for the [[Gateway Belief Model]] (GBM),<ref>{{cite journal|last1=van der Linden|first1=Sander|last2=Leiserowitz|first2=Anthony|last3=Feinberg|first3=Geoffrey|last4=Maibach|first4=Edward|year=2015|title=The Scientific Consensus on Human-Caused Climate Change as a Gateway Belief: Experimental Evidence|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=10|issue=2|pages=e0118489|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0118489|pmid=25714347|pmc=4340922}}</ref> a dual-process theory of reasoning. The model postulates a two-step process of attitude change. In the first step, perceptions of agreement among a group of influential referents (e.g. experts) influence key private attitudes that people may hold about an issue (e.g., that [[global warming]] is human-caused). In turn, these central [[cognitive]] and [[affective]] beliefs are hypothesized to shape public attitudes and support for science. In other words, the model suggests that what underpins people's attitudes toward (often contested) science is their perception of a scientific consensus. Correcting people's (mis)perception of scientifc agreement on an issue is therefore regarded as a "gateway" cognition<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mooney|first=Chris|year=2015|title=Researchers think they’ve found a |
Van der Linden is known for the [[Gateway Belief Model]] (GBM),<ref>{{cite journal|last1=van der Linden|first1=Sander|last2=Leiserowitz|first2=Anthony|last3=Feinberg|first3=Geoffrey|last4=Maibach|first4=Edward|year=2015|title=The Scientific Consensus on Human-Caused Climate Change as a Gateway Belief: Experimental Evidence|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=10|issue=2|pages=e0118489|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0118489|pmid=25714347|pmc=4340922}}</ref> a dual-process theory of reasoning. The model postulates a two-step process of attitude change. In the first step, perceptions of agreement among a group of influential referents (e.g. experts) influence key private attitudes that people may hold about an issue (e.g., that [[global warming]] is human-caused). In turn, these central [[cognitive]] and [[affective]] beliefs are hypothesized to shape public attitudes and support for science. In other words, the model suggests that what underpins people's attitudes toward (often contested) science is their perception of a scientific consensus. Correcting people's (mis)perception of scientifc agreement on an issue is therefore regarded as a "gateway" cognition<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mooney|first=Chris|year=2015|title=Researchers think they’ve found a "gateway belief" that leads to greater science acceptance|journal=The Washington Post|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/26/can-this-gateway-belief-get-people-to-accept-climate-change/}}</ref> to eliciting subsequent changes in related beliefs that people hold about contested social and scientific issues. With the [[consensus]] [[heuristic]] as the primary mechanism for initiating the attitude change, the model finds its theoretical roots in other prominent social psychological theories such as the [[heuristic-systematic model]] and the [[Elaboration Likelihood Model]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=van der Linden|first1=Sander|last2=Maibach|first2=Edward|last3=Leiserowitz|first3=Anthony|year=2020|title=The gateway belief model: A large-scale replication|journal=Journal of Environmental Psychology|volume=62|pages=49–58|doi=10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.01.009}}</ref> The model has been applied in a variety of contexts, including climate change,<ref name = "Scientific Facts">{{cite journal|last1=van der Linden|first1=S|last2=Leiserowitz|first2=A|last3=Maibach|first3=E|year=2017|title=Scientific agreement can neutralize politicization of facts|journal=Nature Human Behaviour |volume=2|issue=1|pages=2–3|doi=10.1038/s41562-017-0259-2|pmid=30980051|s2cid=3287707|url=https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/278828}}</ref><ref name = "Climate">{{cite journal|last1=Kerr|first2 = John|last2=Wilson|first = Marc| year=2018|title=Changes in perceived scientific consensus shift beliefs about climate change and GM food safety|journal = PloS ONE| url= https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200295}}</ref> vaccination,<ref name = "Vaccine">{{cite journal|last=Hotchkiss|first = Michael|year=2015|title=Emphasizing consensus about safety boosts support for vaccines|journal = Princeton University News| url=https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S45/02/77M41/index.xml?section=topstories}}</ref> the [[Brexit]] debate,<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Harris |first1=Adam|last2=Sildmäe|first2=Oliver|last3=Speekenbrink|first3=Maarten|last4= Hahn| first4 = Ulrike| year=2020|title= The potential power of experience in communications of expert consensus levels|journal=Journal of Risk Research|volume=22|pages=593–609|doi=10.1080/13669877.2018.1440416}}</ref> and GMOs.<ref name = "GMO">{{cite journal|last=Dixon|first = Graham| year=2018|title=Applying the Gateway Belief Model to Genetically Modified Food Perceptions: New Insights and Additional Questions|journal = Journal of Communication| doi=10.1111/jcom.12260}}</ref> One analysis from [[Skeptical Science]] of 37 published papers notes that about 86% of them support the broad tenets of the GBM.<ref name = "cook">{{cite journal|last=Cook|first = John| year=2020|title=The Consensus on Consensus Messaging|journal = Skeptical Science|url= https://skepticalscience.com/consensus-consensus-messaging.html}}</ref> |
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 Sander van der Linden at Hay Festival in 2019 | |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics and Political Science, Ph.D., 2014 |
| Known for | Gateway Belief Model |
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Sander L. van der Linden is a social psychologist and associate professor of social psychology in society in the department of psychology at the University of Cambridge, England where he has directed the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Laboratory since 2016.[1] He is also a fellow and director of studies in psychological and behavioural sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge, a research affiliate of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication at Yale University and the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge.[2]
Van der Linden studies the psychology of social influence, risk, human judgment, and decision-making.
He was named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science[3] and is particularly known for his research on the psychology of social issues, such as fake news,[4] COVID-19,[5] and climate change.[6] He is recognized as an authority on understanding and dealing with misinformation.[7]
Research Contributions
Gateway Belief Model
Van der Linden is known for the Gateway Belief Model (GBM),[8] a dual-process theory of reasoning. The model postulates a two-step process of attitude change. In the first step, perceptions of agreement among a group of influential referents (e.g. experts) influence key private attitudes that people may hold about an issue (e.g., that global warming is human-caused). In turn, these central cognitive and affective beliefs are hypothesized to shape public attitudes and support for science. In other words, the model suggests that what underpins people's attitudes toward (often contested) science is their perception of a scientific consensus. Correcting people's (mis)perception of scientifc agreement on an issue is therefore regarded as a "gateway" cognition[9] to eliciting subsequent changes in related beliefs that people hold about contested social and scientific issues. With the consensus heuristic as the primary mechanism for initiating the attitude change, the model finds its theoretical roots in other prominent social psychological theories such as the heuristic-systematic model and the Elaboration Likelihood Model.[10] The model has been applied in a variety of contexts, including climate change,[11][12] vaccination,[13] the Brexit debate,[14] and GMOs.[15] One analysis from Skeptical Science of 37 published papers notes that about 86% of them support the broad tenets of the GBM.[16]
Education
He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the department of psychology and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs at Princeton University and was a visiting research scholar (2012-2014) at Yale University.[17] He received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science[2] and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Amsterdam and California State University, Chico.[18]
Career
He serves on the editorial board of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Personality and Individual Differences, Current Research in Social and Ecological Psychology, and the Journal of Risk Research, among other professional publications.[19][20][21][22]
He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Environmental Psychology.[23]
Bibliography
Books
- Risk and Uncertainty in a Post-Truth Society (Earthscan Risk in Society), 2019. ISBN 978-0367235437
References
- ^ "Department Welcomes Dr. van der Linden". Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Sander van der Linden's Cambridge University Department Page". Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "APS Rising Stars". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Could this be the cure for fake news?". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Tackling COVID-19 Dr Sander van der Linden". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "How Psychology can Save the World from Climate Change". NPR. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Robson, David, It's only fake-believe: how to deal with a conspiracy theorist, The Guardian, Sunday, November 29, 2020
- ^ van der Linden, Sander; Leiserowitz, Anthony; Feinberg, Geoffrey; Maibach, Edward (2015). "The Scientific Consensus on Human-Caused Climate Change as a Gateway Belief: Experimental Evidence". PLOS ONE. 10 (2): e0118489. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118489. PMC 4340922. PMID 25714347.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Mooney, Chris (2015). "Researchers think they've found a "gateway belief" that leads to greater science acceptance". The Washington Post.
- ^ van der Linden, Sander; Maibach, Edward; Leiserowitz, Anthony (2020). "The gateway belief model: A large-scale replication". Journal of Environmental Psychology. 62: 49–58. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.01.009.
- ^ van der Linden, S; Leiserowitz, A; Maibach, E (2017). "Scientific agreement can neutralize politicization of facts". Nature Human Behaviour. 2 (1): 2–3. doi:10.1038/s41562-017-0259-2. PMID 30980051. S2CID 3287707.
- ^ Kerr, Marc; Wilson, John (2018). "Changes in perceived scientific consensus shift beliefs about climate change and GM food safety". PloS ONE.
- ^ Hotchkiss, Michael (2015). "Emphasizing consensus about safety boosts support for vaccines". Princeton University News.
- ^ Harris, Adam; Sildmäe, Oliver; Speekenbrink, Maarten; Hahn, Ulrike (2020). "The potential power of experience in communications of expert consensus levels". Journal of Risk Research. 22: 593–609. doi:10.1080/13669877.2018.1440416.
- ^ Dixon, Graham (2018). "Applying the Gateway Belief Model to Genetically Modified Food Perceptions: New Insights and Additional Questions". Journal of Communication. doi:10.1111/jcom.12260.
- ^ Cook, John (2020). "The Consensus on Consensus Messaging". Skeptical Science.
- ^ "Princeton Biography". Princeton University. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Sander van der Linden". Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. APA. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Personality and Individual Differences". Elsevier. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Journal of Risk Research". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Current Research in Social and Ecological Psychology". Elsevier. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Journal of Environmental Psychology". Elsevier. Retrieved 6 February 2019.