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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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Xu, Kate M.; Koorn, Petra; de Koning, Björn; Skuballa, Irene T.; Lin, Lijia; Henderikx, Maartje; Marsh, Herbert W.; Sweller, John; Paas, Fred – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Many large-scale, school-based interventions have attempted to improve academic performance through promoting students' growth mindset, defined as the belief that one's intellectual ability can increase with practice and time. However, most have shown weak to no effects. Thus, it is important to examine how growth mindset might affect retention…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Retention (Psychology)