Are epistemic beliefs and motivation associated with belief revision among postsecondary service-learning participants?

Publication date: February 2020Source: Learning and Individual Differences, Volume 78Author(s): Amanda R. Baker, Lynley H. AndermanAbstractThe purpose of this study was to explore the association between epistemic beliefs, epistemic motivation, and belief revision among undergraduate students enrolled in a service-learning course. We assessed students' belief in simple/certain knowledge, belief in omniscient authority as a source of knowledge, and need for closure at the start of the semester. We measured their beliefs about inequality at the start and end of the semester. Students with stronger beliefs in simple/certain knowledge demonstrated greater just world beliefs at the end of the semester, controlling for baseline beliefs in a just world. Need for closure, however, was associated with more adaptive forms of belief revision.
Source: Learning and Individual Differences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research