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Intellectual Humility Scale - Adults

Not like me​

Not like me​

Not like me​

Not like me​

Not like me​

Not like me​

A little like me​

A little like me​

A little like me​

A little like me​

A little like me​

A little like me​

Somewhat like me​

Somewhat like me​

Somewhat like me​

Somewhat like me​

Somewhat like me​

Somewhat like me​

A lot like me

A lot like me

A lot like me

A lot like me

A lot like me

A lot like me

Almost exactly like me​

Almost exactly like me​

Almost exactly like me​

Almost exactly like me​

Almost exactly like me​

Almost exactly like me​

Block 1: Similarity Items

1. It’s important to think about whether my ideas are right or wrong. How much is this like you? ​

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2. When someone says that I am wrong, I try to understand why they think that I am wrong. How much is this like you?

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​3. I listen to other people’s ideas because they might know things that I don’t know. How much is this like you?

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4. When solving a hard problem, I learn a lot from people who have different ideas than me. How much is this like you?

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5. When I learn I am wrong about something, I change my mind. How much is this like you?

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​6. I will probably change my ideas if I learn something new that shows me that I am wrong. How much is this like you?

Never

Never

Never

Never

Rarely

Rarely

Rarely

Rarely

Sometimes

Sometimes

Sometimes

Sometimes

Often

Often

Often

Often

Almost always

Almost always

Almost always

Almost always

Block 2: Frequency Items

7. How often do you think more about your ideas to see if they are actually correct? ​

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8. How often do you think about whether your ideas are right or wrong?

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​9. How often does listening to other people’s ideas give you new ideas?

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10. How often do you change your mind when you find out that you are wrong?

Note: Items 1, 2, 7, and 8 measure Metacognitive Core; items 3, 4, and 9 measure Other's Perspectives; and items 5, 6, and 10 measure Revising Beliefs. Items 1-6 are rated by similarity ('Not like me' ... 'Almost exactly like me'), and items 7-10 are rated by frequency ('Never' ... 'Almost always').

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The order of the two blocks (similarity and frequency) should be randomized, and the order of the items within each block should be randomized. Preview the survey flow here.

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