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Math misconceptions may lead people to underestimate the true threat of COVID-19

  • Written by Clarissa A. Thompson, Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Kent State University
Math misconceptions may lead people to underestimate the true threat of COVID-19Americans have been advised to keep six feet away from everyone else when they can't stay home.Nur Photo/Getty Images

People all across the U.S. claim that they are “not math people.” They even readily admit to their hatred for some math fundamentals, such as fractions. For instance, a participant in one of our research studies on how...

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