This article provides an overview of the available evidence on psychological
misconceptions, including key findings, current directions and emerging issues for …

This article addresses the relationship between applied behavior analysis (ABA) and the
emergence of positive behavior support (PBS) in context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

This book provides an outline and critical discussion of the characteristics of mindfulness-
based interventions (MBIs) research. Since the first reports on the use of mindfulness …

This study examined the prevalence of psychological myths and misconceptions among
psychology students and within the general population. In total, 829 participants completed …

Engineering educators often create slides for classroom presentations to instruct students. In
turn, engineering students often create slides for classroom presentations to demonstrate …

The effects of collaborative learning and informing students about the dangers of
overconfidence on metacognitive judgments and conceptual learning were examined in two …

Although past research has documented the prevalence of misconceptions in introductory
psychology classes, few studies have assessed how readily upper-level undergraduate and …

Large parts of contemporary research on pro-environmental behavior focus on mechanistic
explanations and mental constructs. Exclusive reliance on this approach may hinder the …

The present study examined the possibility that the language and response format used in
self-report questionnaires influences how readily people endorse misconceptions. Four …

When teachers harbor misconceptions or unjustified beliefs about teaching, learning, and
academic motivation, the pedagogical consequences can be severe. It is likely these …