Perspective -taking is the ability to recognize and understand alternative points of view 20 . By 104 contrast, intellectual humili ty is the ability to recognize shortcomings or potential limitations in 105 one’s own point of view

Psychologists and other social scientists have taken up this mantle in recent decades, conducting numerous studies showing that those who score higher on measures of intellectual humility (like the Comprehensive Intellectual Humility Scale, which you can test yourself on here) also demonstrate better judgment and decision-making in various contexts... See more