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JIMENEZ PEREZ, Elena Hatty  y  CALZADILLA-PEREZ, Oscar Ovidio. Neuromyth prevalence in teachers at the University of Cienfuegos. Cienc. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.15, n.1, e2358.  Epub 01-Jun-2021. ISSN 1688-4221.  https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v15i1.2358.

The premature application of neuroscientific knowledge generates erroneous beliefs or neuromyths in professors. Hence the execution of a descriptive study aimed at identifying the prevalence of neuromyths in 40 university professors from the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Cienfuegos (Cuba) and the predictors that may influence false beliefs about the brain. For this purpose, a questionnaire designed to evaluate neuromyths and predictors was contextualized. An analysis of the variables was executed: 1) participants’ characteristics, 2) neuromyths, and 3) predictors; for which linear regression was applied. The evaluation of the study hypothesis was carried out through the non-parametric Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Tests. The most significant result was the identification of predictors on the predominance of neuromyths in professors for their subsequent treatment in initial and continuous training.

Palabras clave : neurosciences; higher education; neuromitos.

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