If a person believes or accepts mainly conventional information, they have a limited epistemology.

 A child who takes everything that their teacher says as truth has a simple epistemology. From that child's view, the information that they receive is right because the teacher said so.

If a person believes or accepts mainly conventional information, they have a limited epistemology. From that person's view, the information is right because everyone says that it is correct. Usually, the authority figure influences the person that the information is right.

People who have a strong epistemology have strong critical thinking and analytical skills. They question everything and evaluate every logical step before they accept something as a justified belief. For those who have a strong epistemology, a position or information is right because they have assessed it, and they have determined that the information or position has passed their test.