Persistent questioning of knowledge takes a toll
April 15, 2024
April 15, 2024
ITHACA, New York, April 15 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
It can be demoralizing for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt about what they know, a new study shows.
"I'm not talking about healthy, well-founded skepticism. I'm talking about failures-of-exchange when a person is persistently overlooked, unheard, brushed off and explained to," said Laura Niemi, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts a . . .
It can be demoralizing for a person to work in a climate of repetitive skepticism and doubt about what they know, a new study shows.
"I'm not talking about healthy, well-founded skepticism. I'm talking about failures-of-exchange when a person is persistently overlooked, unheard, brushed off and explained to," said Laura Niemi, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts a . . .