Table 2.
Expert Model Node | Lay Model Node(s) | Domain Difference |
---|---|---|
Silica particles in soil | Cold morning dew Snake and worms Bacteria |
Misunderstanding |
Built environment | Poverty | Extra Knowledge |
Cultural norms | Gap | |
Inherited susceptibility to inflammation from soil exposure |
Heredity (i.e., disease passed by blood) Contagion |
Extra Knowledge |
Malnutrition | Extra Knowledge | |
Shoe access | Wearing shoes | Misunderstanding |
Weakened immunity Vaccination |
Extra Knowledge | |
Walking barefoot | Walking barefoot | Shared Knowledge |
Cells in the table were coded to indicate four domain differences: (1) expert noted, lay did not (gap); (2) expert did not note, lay did (extra knowledge); and (3) noted by both expert and lay but described in different causal role (misunderstanding); (4) node included in both and path described similarly (shared knowledge).