The misunderstood limits of folk science: An illusion of explanatory depth
Rozenblit and Keil, Cognitive Science 26(5), 2002, 521-562. Twelve studies. People believe they understand complex phenomena with more precision, coherence and depth than they do, and the overestimate is larger for explanatory knowledge than for facts, procedures or stories.
Rozenblit and Keil, Cognitive Science 26(5), 2002, 521-562. Twelve studies. People believe they understand complex phenomena with more precision, coherence and depth than they do, and the overestimate is larger for explanatory knowledge than for facts, procedures or stories.
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Rozenblit, L., & Keil, F. (2002). The misunderstood limits of folk science: An illusion of explanatory depth. Cognitive Science, 26(5), 521-562. doi:10.1207/s15516709cog2605_1 https://doi.org/10.1207/s15516709cog2605_1