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Enriching Thinking Through Discourse.
Kuhn, Deanna; Bruun, Sybille; Geithner, Caroline.
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  • Kuhn D; Teachers College Columbia University.
  • Bruun S; Teachers College Columbia University.
  • Geithner C; Teachers College Columbia University.
Cogn Sci ; 48(3): e13420, 2024 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38482716
ABSTRACT
Great effort is invested in identifying ways to change people's minds on an issue. A first priority should perhaps be enriching their thinking about the issue. With a goal of enriching their thinking, we studied the views of community adults on the DACA issue-young adults who entered the United States illegally as children. A dialogic method was employed, offering dual benefits in providing participants the opportunity to further develop their own ideas and to consider differing ideas. Yet, participants engaged in dialog only vicariously by observing the talk of a pair of actors who held opposing positions on DACA. The effect on participants' thinking was greatest in the condition in which they viewed a dialog between the two actors, rather than a comparison condition in which the actors individually expressed their positions. In control conditions, no presentation was observed. Probing questions included in all conditions encouraged a participant to examine and clarify for themselves their own position, potentially enriching it. This condition proved unsuccessful in enriching thinking; participants' justifications for their own positions in fact became simpler and less qualified. In contrast, observing a video of a like-minded and opposing other did enrich observers' thinking, yet to a greater degree in the dialogic than nondialogic condition. The findings thus suggest observed dialog as a promising practical approach in promoting deeper thinking.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pensamiento / Inmigrantes Indocumentados Límite: Adult / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Cogn Sci / Cogn. sci / Cognitive science (Online) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Pensamiento / Inmigrantes Indocumentados Límite: Adult / Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Cogn Sci / Cogn. sci / Cognitive science (Online) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article