Table 3.

Survey statements probing attitudes toward science or neuroscience

Science attitudes	Neuroscience attitudes
Science is something that I enjoy very much.	I understand the main concepts of neuroscience.
I do not do very well in science.	I understand the relationship between concepts in the field of neuroscience.
Doing science labs or hands-on activities is fun.
I feel comfortable in a science class.	I understand how concepts in neuroscience relate to ideas in other science classes.
Science is helpful in understanding today's world.
I usually understand what we are talking about in science classes.	I appreciate neuroscience.
I feel tense when someone talks to me about science.	I can think through a problem or argument in neuroscience.
I often think, ′I cannot do this,′ when a science assignment seems hard.	I am confident in my ability to do neuroscience.
	I feel comfortable with the complex ideas in neuroscience.
I would like a job that doesn’t use any science.	I am enthusiastic about studying neuroscience.
I enjoy talking to other people about science.	I enjoy teaching neuroscience to others.
It scares me to have to take a science class.
I have a good feeling toward science.
Science is one of my favorite subjects.