Department of Experimental Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Department of Experimental Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain.
PeerJ. 2022 Aug 11;10:e13811. doi: 10.7717/peerj.13811. eCollection 2022.
Myths in Psychology are beliefs that are widely spread and inconsistent with the empirical evidence available within this field of knowledge. They are characterized by being relatively stable, resistant to change, and prevalent both among the non-academic population and among students and professionals within this discipline. The aim of this study was to analyse the prevalence of these myths among Spanish psychology students and the influence of three variables: the type of university, face-to-face (UAM) and online (UNED), the academic year in which participants were enrolled and familiarity with scientific dissemination. Results show that participants from the face-to-face university, enrolled in higher academic years and that reports familiarity with scientific dissemination believe less in myths than those from the online university, enrolled in lower years and that report no familiarity with scientific dissemination.
心理学中的神话是指那些广泛传播且与该知识领域的经验证据不一致的信念。它们的特点是相对稳定、不易改变，并且在非学术界人士以及该学科的学生和专业人士中都很普遍。本研究旨在分析西班牙心理学学生中这些神话的流行程度，以及三个变量的影响：大学类型（马德里自治大学[UAM]和西班牙远程教育大学[UNED]）、面授（UAM）和在线（UNED）、参与者所在的学年以及对科学传播的熟悉程度。结果表明，与在线大学（UNED）相比，来自面授大学（UAM）、就读于较高年级且报告熟悉科学传播的参与者比来自在线大学（UNED）、就读于较低年级且报告不熟悉科学传播的参与者更不相信神话。
