Evidence and limits
Finding: Higher confidence in GenAI was associated with less reported critical-thinking enactment and effort, while confidence in one's own ability was associated with more. Critical work shifted toward verification, integration, and stewardship.
Impact: Strengthen visible verification and human-owned synthesis. Watch cognitive-effort displacement.
Boundary: Self-reported associations do not establish causal skill loss. Next: which observable review behaviors preserve critical engagement without adding performative friction?
Flags: self-report; selection and recall bias
Record State: Catalog review recorded; not a performance endorsement
What was reviewed: Structure and relevance screened; not a full evaluation