{"pk":49358,"title":"Overcoming Science Misconceptions: When is Refutation an Effective Tool for Knowledge Revision?","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Evidence from studies of knowledge revision show the refutation text is an effective tool for helping readers correct their inaccurate understandings. While refutation shows immediate benefits in group comparisons, it is unclear whether these benefits are restricted to particular retention intervals, if these benefits generalize across topics, or what predicts knowledge revision following refutation. In the present study, participants evaluated misconceptions across various science topics, then read a mix of refutation and expository texts and were prompted to rate their surprise and confusion after each text. Participants then re-evaluated the misconceptions immediately after reading the texts and again at a two-week delay. While both texts reduced misconception endorsement, refutation texts lead to a greater reduction in misconception endorsement on both the immediate posttest and at a two-week delay. Finally, exploratory analyses suggest participants' ratings of surprise predicted knowledge revision and partially mediated the effect of text type on knowledge revision.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[{"word":"Psychology; Instruction and teaching; Learning; Reading"}],"section":"Papers with Poster Presentation","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7vq3t74j","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Claire","middle_name":"E","last_name":"Mason","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California, San Diego","department":""},{"first_name":"Emma","middle_name":"H","last_name":"Geller","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California San Diego","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2025-01-01T13:00:00-05:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/49358/galley/37319/download/"}]}