Microgenetic evidence for the beneficial effects of feedback and practice on belief bias

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-191

  Ball, Linden J ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belief bias; Deductive reasoning; Evaluative feedback; Mental models; Microgenetic method; Practice

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CULTURAL BIAS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BELIEF; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BELIEF BIAS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTROSPECTION; LOGIC; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY;

EID: 84876099897     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2013.765856     Document Type: Review

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