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Aug 9, 2017 · These erroneous beliefs may also impede the learning of information in psychology. Moreover, misconceptions can pose serious challenges for laypersons, policy makers, journalists, attorneys, and others, all of whom need to think critically about psychological information in everyday life.
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Dec 1, 2013 · Abstract. This article provides an overview of the available evidence on psychological misconceptions, including key findings, current directions and emerging issues for investigation. We begin by defining misconceptions and then examine their prevalence and persistence, discuss their implications for student learning and highlight potential ...
- Sean Joseph Hughes, Fiona Lyddy, Sinead Lambe
- 2013
- Effects of Misconceptions and Instructional Method on Comprehension
- Effects of Misconceptions and Instructional Method on Transfer
- Limitations and Future Directions
The results revealed that learners with more misconceptions achieved poorer comprehension than learners with fewer misconceptions when reading the standard text. However, this negative effect of misconceptions was compensated for when learners read the refutation text or completed the think sheet. This finding is in line with prior research showing...
Concerning transfer, the impact of misconceptions did not differ between learners who read the standard text and learners who read the refutation text. This result stands in contrast to the finding of a previous study that reading a refutation text compensates for the detrimental influence of misconceptions on transfer found with a standard text (P...
A few aspects have to be considered when interpreting the current findings. First, we assumed that, like refutation texts, think sheets promote coactivation and conceptual-change processes and the use of valid judgment cues. However, the actual mechanisms underlying the effects of completing a think sheet are unclear. Therefore, future research sho...
- Anja Prinz, Stefanie Golke, Jörg Wittwer
- 2021
Sep 1, 2010 · Specifically, research demonstrates that when psychology instructors neglect to teach their students about misconceptions, many students will leave their classes with such misconceptions intact (Lilienfeld, Lynn, Beyerstein, & Ruscio, 2009).
- Scott O Lilienfeld
- 2010
Mar 1, 2013 · of Psychology, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. E-email: sean.hughes@nuim.ie. Running Head: MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY. Abstract. This paper will provide an ...
Alternative conceptions (misconceptions) can really impede learning for several reasons. First, students generally are unaware that the knowledge they have is wrong. Moreover, misconceptions can be very entrenched in student thinking. In addition, students interpret new experiences through these erroneous understandings, thereby interfering ...
Mar 18, 2020 · Endorsement of educational psychological misconceptions among preservice teachers can be a threat for reaching educational goals. Therefore, it is of societal interest whether preservice teachers hold educational psychological misconceptions and, if they do, whether these misconceptions can be reduced through confrontation with empirical evidence. Prevalence and refutability of misconceptions ...
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