Intellectual humility and openness to the opposing view

摘要: AbstractStrong disagreements have stymied today’s political discourse. We investigate intellectual humility – recognizing the limits of one’s knowledge and appreciating others’ strengths as one factor that can make more constructive. In Studies 1 2, participants with higher were open to learning about opposition’s views during imagined disagreements. Study 3, those exposed themselves a greater proportion opposing perspectives. 4, making salient growth mindset intelligence boosted humility, and, in turn, openness views. Results suggest is associated disagreement, may increase humility. Implications for current polarization are discussed.