Critical Thinking

Villain and hero = Characters with contradictory roles Thoughtless gesture and brilliant insight = Actions with dual interpretations Closure = The resistance to un-decide things Mentally flexible and nimble = Benefits of complex processing

Brain imaging findings = Showed the benefits of complex processing Un-decide things = Resisting closure and reevaluating Intellectually dead = Inflexible and resistant to new ideas Complex processing = Ability to hold contradictory ideas

Tendency to classify people and events = Human inclination to categorize Open to new ideas = Mentally flexible and receptive Knowing everything important = Intellectually stagnant Resistance to closure = Ability to reconsider and un-decide

<p>Uncomfortable but invigorating = Complex processing's effect Resistance to change = Intellectual stagnation's consequence Inflexibility = Intellectual death's characteristic More mentally flexible and nimble = Result of resisting closure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text describes how complex processing, as shown by brain imaging, helps individuals to be more mentally flexible and open to new ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text suggests that literary works often ask readers to think in complex ways and to hold contradictory or conflicting ideas in their minds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text emphasizes the need to resist closure and un-decide things sometimes in order to avoid intellectual stagnation and remain mentally open.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text suggests that being intellectually closed-minded prevents individuals from being mentally flexible and open to new ideas, leading to intellectual stagnation.</p> Signup and view all the answers