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Direct linkJacobson, Neil G.; Thacker, Ian; Sinatra, Gale M. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2022
Refutation texts are designed to facilitate the revision of inaccurate knowledge; however, studies have documented backfire effects wherein respondents become less accurate when exposed to a factual correction compared to another. Here, we explored whether epistemic emotions mediated knowledge revision or backfire processes when reading…
Descriptors: Text Structure, Psychological Patterns, Misconceptions, Knowledge Level
