Dispositions That Foster or Impede
Critical thinking
n Dispositions that act as impediments to critical thinking
include
n Defense mechanisms (such as absolutism or primary certitude,
denial, projection)
n Culturally conditioned assumptions
n Authoritarianism
n Egocentrism
n Ethnocentrism
n Rationalization
n Compartmentalization
n Stereotyping
n Prejudice