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Aug 9, 2017 · Several psychological misconceptions are particularly relevant to education. For example, in one study (Dekker, Lee, Howard-Jones, & Jolles, 2012), 93% of teachers in the United Kingdom and 96% of teachers in the Netherlands subscribed to the belief that teachers should match their teaching styles to their students’ learning styles despite compelling scientific evidence to the contrary ...
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erroneous beliefs may also impede the learning of information in psychology. Moreover, misconceptions can pose serious challenges for laypersons, policy mak-ers, journalists, attorneys, and others, all of whom need to think critically about psychological information in everyday life. Psychological misconceptions can even
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Dec 1, 2013 · Similarly, 38% of students reported that their misconceptions emerged directly as a result of one of their psychology courses or instructors (Landau & Bavaria, 2003). While potentially informative, the reliability of these self-reported ‘sources of misconceptions’ will need to be addressed in further detail.
Aug 25, 2022 · Psychological misconceptions are defined by Bensley and Lilienfeld (2015) as “commonsense beliefs about the mind, brain, and behavior that are held contrary to what is known from psychological research” (p. 283). Belief in misconceptions can cause harm or impede learning (Taylor & Kowalski, 2014).
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 ...
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Jan 1, 2023 · Psychological misconceptions, in turn, can be defined as false beliefs that often originate from informal sources (e.g., Internet, news and entertainment media, informal conversations) and are commonly held but are inconsistent with or contradict established research in psychology (Bensley & Lilienfeld, 2015; DiSessa, 2006). Misconceptions can take on “mythic” proportions when they become ...
