English Explanatory Dictionary

Christopherian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to situations where students encounter evidence that contradicts their intuitive theories.

Word forms

Christopherian

Etymology

Coined by developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, from Christopher + -ian, because Christopher Columbus challenged the popular belief that the Earth was flat.

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