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Age Differences in the Reception of New Scientific Theories: The Case of Plate Tectonics Theory.
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Messeri, Peter – Social Studies of Science, 1988
Reviews various evidences on the relationship between age and the reception of major innovations in science. Examines the possibility that age patterning of reception may vary over time. Reports the potential importance of age on the reception of ideas while rejecting the presumption that advanced age leads to increased resistance. (YP)
Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Development, Diffusion (Communication), Plate Tectonics