Intellectual humility predicts mastery behaviors when learning

Tenelle Porter

doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2020.101888

Intellectual humility predicts mastery behaviors when learning

2020-05-01

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DOI：10.1016/j.lindif.2020.101888

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Mastery behaviors-such as seeking challenges and persisting after setbacks-can advance learning, but less is known about dispositions that promote them. In five studies (N = 1074), we find intellectual humility predicts mastery behaviors independent of a growth mindset. In Study 1, those higher in intellectual humility invested more effort to learn about a topic they initially failed to master. In Studies 2 and 3, high school students with more intellectual humility had higher mastery responses and higher teacher-reported mastery behaviors. In Study 4, intellectually humble high school students had higher mastery behaviors on a performance task. In Study 5, participants encouraged to be more intellectually humble invested more effort to learn about a topic they initially failed to master. The overall effect size across studies was 0.17 after accounting for growth mindset and gender, suggesting that intellectual humility boosts pursuit of mastery.

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Intellectual humility

Persistence

Effort

Achievement

Learning

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