Closing Gaps and Making Connections

Abstract

Abstract Chapter 12 concludes the book by describing potential directions for theory and research on ignorance. The first section surveys prospects for developing effective and non-pejorative terms for ignorance. The section thereafter presents arguments for adding a social constructivist viewpoint to the investigatory-personalist pair of viewpoints, describing how it is distinct from, although connected with, the other two views and where in psychology it has applications. The third section addresses ways to shift the negative orientation toward unknowns in psychology to a more balanced perspective, and highlights opportunities for filling gaps and making connections within the discipline. The fourth section discusses prospects for more extensive connections with other disciplines in ignorance studies, and the roles that psychology can play in that domain. The chapter concludes by advocating a more active and stronger engagement by psychology in shaping public understandings of ignorance and its representations in popular culture.

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