Actively open-minded thinking in politics

被引:97
作者
Baron, Jonathan [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Dept Psychol, 3815 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
Actively open-minded thinking; Politics; Overconfidence; Myside bias; Confirmation bias; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; COGNITIVE REFLECTION; INFORMATION; BELIEF; ACCURACY; BIASES;
D O I
10.1016/j.cognition.2018.10.004
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The concept of actively open-minded thinking (AOT) provides standards for evaluation of thinking, which apply both to our own thinking and to the thinking of others. AOT is important for good citizenship for three reasons: it provides a prescription for individual thinking about political decisions; it serves as a social norm (when others agree); and, perhaps most importantly, it provides a standard for knowing which sources to trust, including politicians and pundits. I provide a current account of AOT as a general prescriptive theory that defines a standard or norm for all thinking, with emphasis on its role in the judgment of the thinking of others, and in maintaining appropriate confidence. I also contrast AOT with other standards. AOT does not assume that more thinking is always better, and it implies that low confidence in the results of thinking is often warranted and beneficial. I discuss the measurement of AOT and its relation to politics. Finally, I report two preliminary studies of AOT in judgments of others thoughts, and the role of confidence.
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