Intellectual humility and openness to the opposing view

Links between intellectual humility and acquiring knowledge

“…These thinking styles are associated with less overconfidence regarding estimates and predictions (Haran et al, 2013), which can be considered a component of IH. (Porter & Schumann, 2018). Therefore, we expected to see positive links between IH and intellectual openness and open-minded thinking in the current research.…”

“…Mastery goals, or being motivated to learn out of a desire to understand knowledge, have been associated with better learning outcomes, including better academic performance, in comparison to performance goals, which involve being motivated to learn out of a desire to perform to a certain standard, such as achieving a particular grade (Hsu, 2013). IH has been associated with greater striving toward gaining new knowledge and more information-seeking behavior (Porter & Schumann, 2018). IH has also been associated with a greater openness to learning within the workplace (Owens, Johnson, & Mitchell, 2013).…”

Intellectual Humility and Perceptions of Political Opponents

“…When confronted with disagreements over social and political issues, many people are highly motivated to maintain their own existing beliefs at the expense of attempting to understand why others hold opposing positions (Porter & Schumann, 2018;Stanley et al, in press; Lodge & Taber, 2013). Several pervasive biases play systematic roles in helping people to disregard reasons, arguments, and evidence for positions that conflict with their own beliefs (Kunda, 1990;Lodge & Taber, 2013;Taber & Lodge, 2006).…”

“…Intellectual humility (IH) refers to the recognition that personal beliefs might be wrong and is accompanied by a willingness to consider the limitations in the evidentiary basis of one's own personal beliefs, as well as awareness of one's limitations in obtaining and evaluating information that can inform one's beliefs (Leary et al, 2017). Accordingly, low IH often manifests as unfounded confidence in the superiority of one's own views, and as an unwillingness to take seriously the reasons and arguments for opposing positions (Leary et al, 2017;Porter & Schumann, 2018). In contrast, high IH often manifests as even-handed, extensive deliberation over the strength of evidence for factual claims (Deffler, Leary, & Hoyle, 2016;Leary et al, 2017), along with an interest in listening to the reasons and arguments that favor opponent views (Porter & Schumann, 2018).…”

“…Accordingly, low IH often manifests as unfounded confidence in the superiority of one's own views, and as an unwillingness to take seriously the reasons and arguments for opposing positions (Leary et al, 2017;Porter & Schumann, 2018). In contrast, high IH often manifests as even-handed, extensive deliberation over the strength of evidence for factual claims (Deffler, Leary, & Hoyle, 2016;Leary et al, 2017), along with an interest in listening to the reasons and arguments that favor opponent views (Porter & Schumann, 2018).…”