Refutations in science texts lead to hypercorrection of misconceptions held with high confidence

Mariette H. van Loon; John Dunlosky; Tamara van Gog; Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer; Anique B. H. de Bruin

doi:10.1016/j.cedpsych.2015.04.003

Refutations in science texts lead to hypercorrection of misconceptions held with high confidence

Mariette H. van Loon, John Dunlosky, Tamara van Gog, Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer, Anique B. H. de Bruin

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-48
Journal	Contemporary Educational Psychology
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2015.04.003
Publication status	Published - Jul 2015

Keywords

Reading comprehension
Confidence
Misconceptions
Correction
Adolescence

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van Loon, M. H., Dunlosky, J., van Gog, T., van Merrienboer, J. J. G., & de Bruin, A. B. H. (2015). Refutations in science texts lead to hypercorrection of misconceptions held with high confidence. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 42, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2015.04.003

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