Who is at risk of bias? Examining dispositional differences in motivated science reception.

The motivated reception of science in line with one's preexisting convictions is a well-documented, pervasive phenomenon. In two studies ( = 743), we investigated whether this bias might be stronger in some people than others due to dispositional differences. Building on the assumptions that motivated science reception is driven by perceived threat and suspicion and higher under perceived ambiguity and uncertainty, we focused on traits associated with such perceptions.