Keywords
Learning
Psychology of Learning
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Abstract
The intention of this article is to argue that our theories of dominion about reality (and particularly our theories about the phenomena of social reality) are originated by both, the influence of the phylogenetic inheritance of our species (implicit theories) and the cultural influences of the cognitive niches that human beings have constructed (mental models). The change from our spontaneous conceptions about learning (both the realistic and interpretative) to artificial conceptions (the constructive) requires an arduous and conscious exercise that will have to be mediated by systems of intentional instruction. In educative contexts, the professors’ role is essential in order to create a conceptual change from the realistic implicit conceptions to the constructive conceptionsThis journal is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Thus, this work may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly shared in digital format, as long as the names of the authors and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are acknowledged. Others are allowed to quote, adapt, transform, auto-archive, republish, and create based on this material, for any purpose (even commercial ones), provided the authorship is duly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided, and it is specified if changes have been made. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not hold the rights of published works and the authors are solely responsible for the contents of their works; they keep the moral, intellectual, privacy, and publicity rights. Approving the intervention of the work (review, copy-editing, translation, layout) and the following outreach, are granted through an use license and not through an assignment of rights. This means the journal and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana cannot be held responsible for any ethical malpractice by the authors. As a consequence of the protection granted by the use license, the journal is not required to publish recantations or modify information already published, unless the errata stems from the editorial management process. Publishing contents in this journal does not generate royalties for contributors.