Scientific Controversies and Epistemological Sensitization - Effects of an Intervention on Psychology Students’ Epistemological Beliefs and Argumentation Skills

The present study investigates the effects of an intervention presenting resolvable, scientific controversies and epistemological sensitization measure on changes in psychology students’ beliefs. Drawing notion that presentation resolvable induces doubt inducing is eased presence sensitization, we used beliefs consisting five were applied a sample students. We hypothesized would reduce absolutist multiplist while, at same time, increasing evaluativist also assumed enhance effect intervention. For domain-specific questionnaire, results indicated reduction regardless sensitization. Unexpectedly, there was backfire by rise domain- topic-specific no significant but increase when present. A assessing argumentation skills revealed only Finally, discuss limitations, educational implications, directions for future research.