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Direct linkFisher, Emily; Arens, Nan Crystal – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
Individuals use information selectively, in ways that support group beliefs or one's psychological needs--this is motivated reasoning. Motivated reasoning is revealed in correlations between (1) opinions/knowledge and (2) individual cognitive preferences, such as need for closure, belief in a just world, and authoritarianism. We ask whether…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Climate, Undergraduate Students, Knowledge Level
