Impact of Scientific Versus Emotional Wording of Patient Questions on Doctor-Patient Communication in an Internet Forum: A Randomized Controlled Experiment with Medical Students

Martina Bientzle   ¹ , Dipl-Psych ;   Jan Griewatz   ² , MA ;   Joachim Kimmerle   ^{1, 3} , Dipl-Psych,Dr rer nat ;   Julia Küppers   ² ;   Ulrike Cress   ^{1, 3} , Dipl-Psych,Dr rer soc ;   Maria Lammerding-Koeppel   ² , Dr med,MME

¹ Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien / Knowledge Media Research Center, Knowledge Construction Lab, Tuebingen, Germany

² University of Tuebingen, Competence Centre for University Teaching in Medicine, Tuebingen, Germany

³ University of Tuebingen, Department of Psychology, Tuebingen, Germany