Self-Report Measure

Overview

What it measures: Intellectual humility—the recognition that one's beliefs and knowledge are fallible, openness to being wrong, and willingness to revise judgments based on evidence.

Source: Leary et al. (2017). Cognitive and Interpersonal Features of Intellectual Humility. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 43(6), 793-813.

When to use: Pre/post assessment in courses emphasizing critical thinking, perspective-taking, collaborative learning, or evidence-based reasoning. Works well in large or small classes.

Completion time: 2-3 minutes

Items & Response Scale

Instructions to participants:

Please rate how well each statement describes you. Answer quickly and honestly—there are no right or wrong answers.

Response scale: 0 = Does not describe me well … 4 = Describes me well

Standard Items (0-4 scale)

1. I have at times changed opinions that were important to me, when someone showed me I was wrong.
2. I am willing to change my position on an important issue in the face of good reasons.
3. I am open to revising my important beliefs in the face of new information.
4. I am willing to change my opinions on the basis of a compelling reason.
5. I'm willing to change my mind once it's made up about an important topic.
6. I respect that there are ways of making important decisions that are different from the way I make decisions.
7. I welcome different ways of thinking about important topics.
8. I can have great respect for someone, even when we don't see eye-to-eye on important topics.