A Almor, S A Sloman
Reasoning versus text processing in the Wason selection task: a nondeontic perspective on perspective effects
Memory & cognition
peoples perceptions control risk cancer perceptions health experts abilities manage cancer risks shape beliefs effectiveness expertrecommended cancerpreventive behaviors actions aims exploratory study investigate impact individual skills sources health information internal locus cancer control iloc ii perceived expert competence using crosssectional survey n 172 collected data individual health expertise numeracy health literacy amounts health information received various sources iloc cancer prevention perceived expert competence ie believing health experts knowledge correctly estimate cancer risks significant associations health expertise iloc health literacy iloc observed study 215 95ci 096598 178 95ci 097363 respectively participants received health information news likely perceive experts competent 186 95ci 106357 logistic regression analyses suggested higher levels health literacy among individuals lower numeracy may promote iloc discourage expert competence beliefs analyses gender suggested females low educational attainment lower numeracy may especially benefit educational interventions improve health literacy promote iloc findings build existing literature point possible interaction numeracy health literacy research follow work may practical implications health educators aiming promote specific cancer beliefs lead uptake expertrecommended cancerpreventive behaviors