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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Epistemology
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Individuals often assess the answerability of knowledge questions.
  • This assessment influences personal decisions and societal investments in research and technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how people judge the current and future answerability of knowledge questions.
  • To explore the impact of consensus and question type on these judgments.
  • To examine individual differences influencing answerability perceptions.

Main Methods:

  • 476 participants judged the answerability of 22 knowledge questions.
  • Questions were categorized as consensus, non-consensus, or illusion types.
  • Judgments were made on scales for current and future answerability.

Main Results:

  • Judged answerability was highly correlated across current and future scales.
  • Consensus questions were rated as more answerable than non-consensus questions; illusion questions fell in-between.
  • Beliefs in knowledge certainty and efficacy influenced judgments of non-consensus questions.

Conclusions:

  • A feeling of answerability can be created even when answers are unlikely, as seen with illusion questions.
  • Perceived answerability is influenced by question consensus and individual epistemic beliefs.
  • Understanding these judgments is crucial for informed decision-making in research and technology.