Mechanisms of Epistemic Change—Under Which Circumstances Does Diverging Information Support Epistemic Development?

Frontiers in Psychology

Martin Kerwer¹ 

关键词: epistemic beliefs;    epistemic change;    psychology;    diverging information;    experimental study;    gender stereotypes;    higher education;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02278

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background: The number of studies on how to foster change toward advanced epistemic beliefs (i.e., beliefs about the nature of knowledge and knowing) is continuously growing because these beliefs are an important predictor of learning outcomes. In past intervention studies, presenting diverging information (e.g., descriptions of studies yielding contradictory results) reliably led to epistemic change. However, prior research insufficiently examined which aspects of diverging information affect these changes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY