How to Change Epistemological Beliefs? Effects of Scientific Controversies, Epistemological Sensitization, and Critical Thinking Instructions on Epistemological Change

The present study investigates the combination of an epistemological sensitization and two different critical thinking instructions, i.e., general infusion approach, in context change induced by presentation resolvable scientific controversies. In a randomized study, we tested hypothesis that controversies generally reduces absolutism multiplicism increases evaluativism. We assume these effects are strongest when presented with approach. results indicate increase approach is employed without sensitization. Combined sensitization, only detected used. Concerning multiplicism, there reduction all conditions, but more effective yields larger evaluativism while fosters However, argumentation task revealed desired level evaluativist seems to emerge sum, show no way reduce