New accounts of UFOs affect beliefs, Purdue researcher Glenn Sparks finds. (unidentified flying objects)(News and Comment)

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: September 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Purdue University research indicates that when uncritical accounts of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) are broadcast in the news, belief in UFOs increases among the audience. University researcher Glenn Sparks said that the reliability of the source played an important part in the evaluation of information originating from that source by the people who received it. Thus, broadcasters of high credibility program must present balanced, thorough accounts of any phenomenon being ad...

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