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Developing intellectual humility:questions, dilemmas, and future directions
Musholt, Kristina Ronfard, Samuel Rottman, Joshua Porter, Tenelle Baehr, Jason Cimpian, Andrei Danovitch, Judith Davis, Don Harris, Paul Keil, Frank
Musholt, Kristina
Ronfard, Samuel
Rottman, Joshua
Porter, Tenelle
Baehr, Jason
Cimpian, Andrei
Danovitch, Judith
Davis, Don
Harris, Paul
Keil, Frank
Title / Series / Name
Current Psychology
Publication Volume
45
Publication Issue
7
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Keywords
Cognitive development
Epistemic virtues
Intellectual humility
Social cognition
General Psychology
Epistemic virtues
Intellectual humility
Social cognition
General Psychology
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/28947
Abstract
This article presents an overview and critique of current interdisciplinary research on the nature and development of intellectual humility (IH), with the aim of systematically outlining currently debated open questions. We focus on four specific areas of research: (1) theoretical questions regarding the nature of IH, (2) issues with the measurement of IH in development, (3) existing research on the development of IH and related socio-cognitive abilities, and (4) interventions to increase IH in children and adolescents. We critically review the existing empirical and theoretical literature in these areas, identify and articulate open questions, and map out directions for future research that follow from these questions. The main theoretical issues we identify concern the distinction between different features of IH (i.e., internal vs. external, self- vs. other-directed) and their relation to each other as well as the distinction between IH as a prescriptive virtue as opposed to a descriptive character trait. As we will demonstrate, taking seriously the notion of IH as a virtue raises crucial questions for its empirical study in the contexts of measurement, development, and potential interventions.
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Journal article
Date
2026-04
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10.1007/s12144-025-08608-y