Broad effects of shallow understanding: Explaining an unrelated phenomenon exposes the illusion of explanatory depth
People often overestimate their understanding of how things work. For instance, people believe that they can explain even ordinary phenomena such as the operation of zippers and speedometers in greater depth than they really can. This is called the illusion of explanatory depth. Fortunately, a perso...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297523000244/type/journal_article |