Intellectual Humility Intervention Experiment and Intervention Design Tournament

Americans are living in an era of intense political polarization. Research has found that toxic partisanship is exacerbated by people’s overestimation of their own understanding of policies. Instilling intellectual humility—recognizing that one’s beliefs may be incorrect and being open to new information and perspectives—may help decrease political polarization. Psychologists Spike W.S. Lee and Matthew Feinberg will test whether integrating intellectual humility in political discussions reduces toxic partisanship. They will conduct an intervention experiment with Reddit users for their study.