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What Shapes Intellectual Humility?
What Shapes Intellectual Humility?
To become intellectually humble, we need to understand psychological factors and environmental conditions that facilitate or inhibit intellectual humility. According to scientific research, intellectual humility is shaped by the following factors:
A growth mindset of intelligence, the beliefs that people can develop their intelligence, can increase intellectual humility4
Fallibility salience, reflecting that their knowledge on some topics may be incomplete, can increase intellectual humility8
Perceived partner responsiveness, the perception that people are cared for by their partner, can increase intellectual humility5
Secure attachment, feelings of being protected by caregivers, can increase intellectual humility9
Distanced self-reflection, reflecting oneself from a third-person perspective, can increase intellectual humility10
How to become intellectually humble
How to become intellectually humble
According to scientific research, you can be more intellectually humble by doing these:
Recognize your own limitations and biases in obtaining information and evaluating evidence11
Acknowledge that your beliefs and attitudes might be mistaken12
Remember that you can develop your intelligence by learning from others4
Build the habit of asking for feedback from others13
Become more open to listening to others who disagree with you14
Understand the benefits of being intellectually humble15
Think about how these benefits would help you understand the world more accurately and make wise judgments16
Think about how much you are cared for by your significant others5
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