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Mere plausibility enhances comprehension: The role of plausibility in comprehending an unfamiliar scientific debate.
Journal of Educational Psychology ( IF 5.6 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 , DOI: 10.1037/edu0000651
Johanna Abendroth , Tobias Richter

Readers confronted with unfamiliar and controversial scientific debates tend to rely on simple heuristics such as the perceived plausibility to focus their cognitive resources on specific information during comprehension. In the present experiment, we tested the assumption that plausibility judgments as an integral part of comprehension are used as a simple heuristic to distribute cognitive resources to controversial texts, leading to a better comprehension of information judged as plausible. To experimentally vary perceived plausibility, participants (N = 54 university students) watched one of two video versions on the controversy of spider silk. The videos provided identical factual information but took opposing argumentative claims on the issue (pro vs. con). Afterwards, participants read two conflicting texts (pro vs. con) on the same issue. Plausibility judgments and comprehension for the texts were assessed. In line with the hypothesized mediation model, results revealed that the belief manipulation (i.e., the video versions) affected the perceived plausibility of the controversial texts, which in turn influenced the comprehension of the two texts. The effect of the belief-manipulation, that is, participants’ better comprehension of the text that took the same argumentative stance as the video, was fully mediated by perceived plausibility. These results are relevant for educational interventions to improve the comprehension of controversial but unfamiliar scientific studies and for theories on the role of plausibility in (multiple) text comprehension.

中文翻译:

仅仅似是而非可增强理解力:似是而非在理解不熟悉的科学辩论中的作用。

面对不熟悉和有争议的科学辩论的读者倾向于依靠简单的启发式方法,例如在理解过程中将认知资源集中在特定信息上的合理性。在本实验中,我们测试了以下假设:作为理解的组成部分的似真判断被用作一种简单的启发式方法,将认知资源分配给有争议的文本,从而更好地理解被判断为似是而非的信息。为了通过实验改变感知的合理性,参与者(N = 54 名大学生)观看了关于蜘蛛丝争议的两个视频版本之一。这些视频提供了相同的事实信息,但在这个问题上提出了相反的争论性主张(赞成与反对)。之后,参与者阅读了关于同一问题的两篇相互矛盾的文本(赞成与反对)。评估了对文本的合理性判断和理解。与假设的中介模型一致,结果显示,信念操纵(即视频版本)影响了有争议文本的感知合理性,进而影响了对两个文本的理解。信念操纵的效果,即参与者对采取与视频相同的论证立场的文本的更好理解,完全由感知的合理性介导。这些结果与教育干预相关,以提高对有争议但不熟悉的科学研究的理解,以及关于合理性在(多重)文本理解中的作用的理论。结果显示,信念操纵(即视频版本)影响了有争议文本的感知合理性,进而影响了对两个文本的理解。信念操纵的效果,即参与者对采取与视频相同的论证立场的文本的更好理解,完全由感知的合理性介导。这些结果与教育干预相关,以提高对有争议但不熟悉的科学研究的理解,以及关于合理性在(多重)文本理解中的作用的理论。结果显示,信念操纵(即视频版本)影响了有争议文本的感知合理性,进而影响了对两个文本的理解。信念操纵的效果,即参与者对采取与视频相同的论证立场的文本的更好理解,完全由感知的合理性介导。这些结果与教育干预相关,以提高对有争议但不熟悉的科学研究的理解,以及关于合理性在(多重)文本理解中的作用的理论。参与者对采取与视频相同的论证立场的文本的更好理解完全是由感知的合理性所介导的。这些结果与教育干预相关,以提高对有争议但不熟悉的科学研究的理解,以及关于合理性在(多重)文本理解中的作用的理论。参与者对采取与视频相同的论证立场的文本的更好理解完全是由感知的合理性所介导的。这些结果与教育干预相关,以提高对有争议但不熟悉的科学研究的理解,以及关于合理性在(多重)文本理解中的作用的理论。
更新日期:2020-12-28
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