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Mandeep K. Dhami; Ian K. Belton; Peter De Werd; Velichka Hadzhieva; Lars Wicke – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2024
We empirically examined the effectiveness of how the Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) technique structures task information to help reduce confirmation bias (Study 1) and the portrayal of intelligence analysts as suffering from such bias (Study 2). Study 1 (N = 161) showed that individuals presented with hypotheses in rows and evidence items…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Decision Making, Credibility, Cognitive Processes
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Maartje van der Eem; Jannet van Drie; Saskia Brand-Gruwel; Carla van Boxtel – British Educational Research Journal, 2025
Fake news and disinformation are easily spread in today's digital society. Therefore, it is important that students learn how to evaluate the trustworthiness of online information, but this skill is often confined to a limited number of subjects in secondary education. History classes can potentially contribute to developing this skill. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Internet, Grade 9, Secondary School Students