Participants' prior knowledge about the historical event was entirely consistent with their own ethnic group's narrative, with none providing an alternative interpretation¶

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q2 i? All events participants provided about the 1974 Cyprus events were consistent with the Greek-Cypriot view; none provided an alternative interpretation. → Iordanou 2020

Evidence¶

Iordanou 2020¶

Iordanou, K., Kendeou, P., & Zembylas, M. (2020). Examining my-side bias during and after reading controversial historical accounts. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-020-09240-w

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Prior knowledge was assessed with an open-ended question about the 1974 events, scored by number of events reported (range 6–28, M = 15.03, SD = 6.13). All responses reflected the Greek-Cypriot narrative exclusively.

"All the events that participants provided to address the question of what happened in Cyprus in 1974 were consistent with the view shared by their ethnic group, the Greek-Cypriot side. None of the respondents provided an alternative interpretation regarding the event (e.g. the causes of the war)."

Discussion¶

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