Opinions on nuclear energy: Evaluations, beliefs, and attitudes.

Used the expectancy-value model of attitudes (M. Fishbein and I. Ajzen, 1975) to investigate the attitudes, evaluations, and beliefs concerning the peaceful use of nuclear energy in 252 Dutch social and natural scientists. The model received empirical support. A factor analysis revealed 2 independent components: (1) social/societal attributes and (2) technical and economic attributes of nuclear energy. Differences were shown to exist between supporters and opponents of nuclear energy with respect to evaluations and, in particular, beliefs concerning these 2 groups of attributes

In defense of the subtle prejudice concept: A retort.

Responds to Coenders et al (see record 2001-06995-005) experiment replication and comments on the article by T. F. Pettigrew and R. W. Meertens' (see record 1995-28884-001) which investigated blatant and subtle intergroup prejudice. Coenders et al produced a different analysis of prejudice from the current authors. The authors see no reason to withdraw their claims for both the concept and measurement of subtle prejudice. The authors believe that by obscuring their theoretical structure and offering none of their own, Coenders et al follow their empirical preferences to reach a meaningless solution