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Manuel Bächtold; Jacqueline Papet; Dominique Barbe Asensio; Sandra Borne; Kévin De Checchi; Agnieszka Jeziorski; Philippe Gabriel; Florence Cassignol – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Previous research has shown that motivation, epistemic beliefs, and perceived social support each have an effect on the way students engage in their learning and can promote a deep approach. The first aim of this study was to measure and compare these effects. Some authors have argued that epistemic beliefs and perceived social support do not have…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Student Attitudes, Beliefs, Epistemology
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Adam-Troian, Jais; Caroti, Denis; Arciszewski, Thomas; Ståhl, Tomas – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019
Previous research suggests that unfounded beliefs (UB)--such as conspiracist beliefs and beliefs in the supernatural--stem from similar cognitive and motivational mechanisms. More specifically, it has been demonstrated that cognitive ability is negatively associated with UB but only among individuals who value epistemic rationality. The present…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Epistemology