Scientific misconceptions are ubiquitous, and in our era of near-instant information
exchange, this can be problematic for both public health and the public understanding of …

One of the field of psychology's stated goals is to produce scholarship with findings that
benefit the world. Over the last 10 years, psychology scholarship and its presumed societal …

The construct of metacognition appears in an ever increasing number and range of contexts
in educational, developmental, and cognitive psychology. Can it retain its status as a useful …

With the proliferation of misinformation have come toolkits that include refutation strategies
to target the beliefs of individuals that can be employed preemptively (prebunking) or …

Social media environments enable users to proliferate misinformation surrounding COVID-
19. Expert sources, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci have leveraged social media to present …

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a complex social and public health problem, which
represents a human rights violation. Globally, GBV tends to occur in intimate partner …

Misinformation around scientific issues is rampant on social media platforms, raising
concerns among educators and science communicators. A variety of approaches have been …

A goal of educational efforts, whether in formal or informal learning environments, is to
expand individuals' knowledge of some phenomenon. Promoting knowledge is commonly …

Previous research has suggested that refutation texts are effective in facilitating learning and
revision of misconceptions and that explanations are an essential component in their …

Efective science instruction requires an understanding of how students learn within various
learning environments. To this end, theorists develop and investigate theories of learning. In …