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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112111
	Heuristic cues as perceptual filters: Factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore
	Ho S.S.; Xiong R.; Chuah A.S.F.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	150
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
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]
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205146
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
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	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],2021,150.
APA	Ho S.S.,Xiong R.,&Chuah A.S.F..(2021).Heuristic cues as perceptual filters: Factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore.Energy Policy,150.
MLA	Ho S.S.,et al."Heuristic cues as perceptual filters: Factors influencing public support for nuclear research reactor in Singapore".Energy Policy 150(2021).