Human Growth and Development / Unit 11 HGD 1542 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Dialectical and Reflective Thought
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The idea
Dialectical thinking integrates opposing views and sees grey areas; reflective thought continuously evaluates beliefs against evidence and experience.
In practice
A graduate who once saw every issue as right or wrong now calling a setback "a blessing in disguise."
Where people slip
Reflective thought is said to emerge between twenty and twenty-five and to be stimulated by higher education.
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