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Links Between Beliefs and Cognitive Flexibility - Lessons Learned (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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Links Between Beliefs and Cognitive Flexibility - Lessons Learned (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
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With the world and its structures becoming ever more complex, and
the nature of future employment becoming ever more unpredictable,
the notion of 'cognitive flexibility' has a high profile in
educational and psychological debate. The contributions in this
volume analyze the nature of cognitive flexibility, as well as the
impact of different types of beliefs on cognitive flexibility.
Making adequate decisions requires considering input from a variety
of continuously evolving sources rather than adhering to
predetermined procedures. Adopting a position in a debate
necessitates the critical evaluation of different alternatives,
while solving a problem entails selecting appropriate
problem-solving strategies. Meanwhile, studying requires students
to integrate a range of interventions, and treating a patient
involves making a differential diagnosis. The common factor,
cognitive flexibility, lies at the core of effective functioning in
complex, domain-specific environments. Cognitive flexibility can be
described as the disposition to consider diverse information
elements while deciding on how to solve a problem or to execute a
learning-related task in a variety of domains. The concept of
'disposition' implies that individuals will not always demonstrate
cognitive flexibility even if they are in principle able to act in
a cognitively flexible way. The notion does not require that
alternatives are always deliberately considered, which is why this
volume's tandem discussion of beliefs is key element of the
discussion. Beliefs play a central role in cognitive flexibility
and relate to what individuals consider to be important, valid
and/or true. Of specific interest is the relationship between
epistemological beliefs and cognitive flexibility, especially as a
particular subset of epistemological beliefs seems to be a
prerequisite to a cognitively flexible disposition.
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