Epistemological beliefs and thinking about everyday controversial issues

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-20

  Schommer Aikins, Marlene ^a   Hutter, Rosetta ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controversial issues; Critical thinking; Epistemological beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; THINKING;

EID: 0036355689     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980209604134     Document Type: Article

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