According to Fedrick, “Intellectual humility is the understanding and acceptance that not everything you believe to be true is an absolute truth. It is the ability and willingness to allow your ...

All of us have experienced situations in which we needed more confidence—in the classroom, on the athletic field, at work, on stage, or in our social lives. Along the way, our parents, teachers, ...

Since the nation’s earliest days, Americans have seen a role for schools in securing a stable democracy and cohesive society. However, for almost as long as we’ve agreed that schools should serve ...

Many moons ago, I wrote an “infamous” paper, “Modest Systems Psychology: A Neutral Complement to Positive Psychological Thinking.” I call it infamous because, at the time, it was a tough “take-down” ...

Some of the work described has been supported by grants from The John Templeton Foundation to Daryl Van Tongeren and his colleagues. This article was produced with support from UC Berkeley's Greater ...

Contributing columnist William McKenzie writes about a new study that shows intellectual humility not only helps us connect with one another, but makes us more persuasive. RYGERSZEM / Getty ...