Scholars have long debated the role knowledge about and understanding of science plays in shaping people’s views on science issues. The common supposition is that when ordinary people have different ...

As a cognitive perspective of risk perception and an important prerequisite to facilitate behaviour change 7, the extent to which knowledge about climate change can explain and predict public ...

Pew Research Center’s survey on international knowledge covers facts about global leaders, international institutions and geography, among other topics. The following criteria are used to evaluate how ...

This blog was co-authored with Marcia Gralha, M.A. Human personality concerns (a) how we are all alike (i.e., human nature), (b) how we are like some other people (i.e., individual differences), and ...

It takes an average of 8 or more years to become fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The proficiency chart below (created by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) shows levels of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bryce Hoffman writes about leadership, strategy, and decision making. The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that occurs when ...

Good process safety in any organization requires specific knowledge, experience and skills. These building blocks of process safety lie, of course, mainly with your organization’s staff. So, how do ...

Most people have a poor understanding of how much physical activity is good for you, and what health benefits such activity conveys. But the better your knowledge on these topics, the more physical ...

The Review of Metaphysics is devoted to the promotion of technically competent, definitive contributions to philosophical knowledge. Not associated with any school or group, not the organ of any ...