Faculty Publications
Epistemic Cognition and Evaluating Information: Applying the AIR Model of Epistemic Cognition
Document Type
Book Chapter
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Processing Inaccurate Information: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives from Cognitive Science and the Educational Sciences
First Page
425
Last Page
454
Abstract
In this chapter, we elaborate a model of epistemic cognition and explain how this model can be applied to help account for how people evaluate information, including inaccurate information. Epistemic cognition refers to the complex of cognitions that are related to the achievement of epistemic ends; notable epistemic ends include knowledge, understanding, useful models, explanations, and the like. We call our model the AIR model, with the three letters of the acronym referring to the three components of epistemic cognition: Aims and value, epistemic ideals, and reliable processes for achieving epistemic ends.
Department
Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies
Original Publication Date
1-1-2014
DOI of published version
10.7551/mitpress/9737.001.0001
Recommended Citation
Rinehart, Ronald W.; Chinn, Clark A.; and Buckland, Luke A., "Epistemic Cognition and Evaluating Information: Applying the AIR Model of Epistemic Cognition" (2014). Faculty Publications. 5736.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/5736
