Intellectual Humility, Political Orientation, and Discernment: A Dual-Process Model Approach
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
4-2025
Abstract
This study will examine the interactions among discernment, intellectual humility, and political orientation in misinformation susceptibility. We hypothesize that: a) Discernment will reduce misinformation susceptibility b) Intellectual humility, the recognition of one’s cognitive fallibility and openness to revising beliefs will moderate and strengthen this effect; and c) Political orientation, will positively correlate with discernment along the subscales of General Authoritarianism and Social Control. Participants will complete a two-response paradigm, with a one-response baseline condition and a two-response experimental condition, followed by instruments measuring intellectual humility and political orientation. Regression analyses will examine main and interaction effects, exploring whether intellectual humility mitigates cognitive rigidity associated with authoritarian and control-oriented ideologies. This research aims to advance understanding of metacognitive traits and ideological factors in shaping memory errors, with implications for addressing misinformation in polarized environments.
Recommended Citation
Guerra, Matthew, "Intellectual Humility, Political Orientation, and Discernment: A Dual-Process Model Approach" (2025). Student Research Symposium 2025. 14.
https://digitalcommons.tamusa.edu/srs_2025/14
Comments
2:15-3:15 p.m.
BLH 362
Studies in Sociology
Davida Smyth, Moderator