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illusion of explanatory depth: a standalone construct

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Cognitive science

people think they understand how things work in far more detail than they do.

In cognitive science, illusion of explanatory depth refers to people think they understand how things work in far more detail than they do. This meaning comes from Rozenblit (2002) in Cognitive Science.[1]

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  1. Rozenblit, L., & Keil, F. (2002). The misunderstood limits of folk science: an illusion of explanatory depth. Cognitive Science, 26(5), 521-562. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15516709cog2605_1

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