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Direct linkKowalski, Patricia; Taylor, Annette Kujawski – Teaching of Psychology, 2009
Students often come into the introductory psychology course with many misconceptions and leave with most of them intact. Borrowing from other disciplines, we set out to determine whether refutational lecture and text are effective in dispelling student misconceptions. These approaches first activate a misconception and then immediately counter it…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Psychology, Introductory Courses, Lecture Method
