Download PDFOpen PDF in browserVerbal Reasoning & Justification of Scientific Knowledge BeliefsEasyChair Preprint 391511 pages•Date: July 21, 2020Abstract1374 undergraduates took a shorter version of the verbal-reasoning section of LSAT test and justification of scientific knowing questionnaire. A principal component analysis yielded three dimensions: Personal Justification (JP), Justification by Authority (JA), and Justification by Multiple Sources (JMS). Whereas students who relied highly on JMS performed better on the verbal-reasoning task than their less-relying counterparts, JP had the opposite effect. Implications of the results and validation of the justification of knowing questionnaire are discussed. Keyphrases: Justification of Knowledge, Verbal Reasoning, epistemic beliefs, individual difference
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