Reflecting on Explanatory Ability: A Mechanism for Detecting Gaps in Causal Knowledge

People frequently overestimate their understanding-with a particularly large blind-spot for gaps in their causal knowledge. We introduce a metacognitive approach to reducing overestimation, termed reflecting on explanatory ability (REA), which is briefly thinking about how well one could explain som...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of experimental psychology. General 2016-05, Vol.145 (5), p.573-588
Hauptverfasser:	Johnson, Dan R., Murphy, Meredith P., Messer, Riley M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Attitude Attitudes Causality Cognitive Ability Comprehension - physiology Estimation Experimental psychology Female Human Humans Knowledge Knowledge (General) Male Metacognition Middle Aged Thinking - physiology Young Adult
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