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How does 'The Mine-Is-Better Habit' negatively impact objective thinking?
How does 'The Mine-Is-Better Habit' negatively impact objective thinking?
- By encouraging thorough analysis of different perspectives.
- By promoting unbiased decision-making processes.
- By leading to the preference of self-flattering errors over unpleasant realities. (correct)
- By fostering an environment of healthy competition.
What is the primary characteristic of 'Face Saving' as a habit that hinders thinking?
What is the primary characteristic of 'Face Saving' as a habit that hinders thinking?
- An eagerness to take responsibility for one's actions.
- A willingness to admit mistakes to learn from them.
- A natural tendency to protect one's image by avoiding admission of errors. (correct)
- A proactive approach to seeking constructive criticism.
How does 'Resistance To Change' specifically impede progress and innovation?
How does 'Resistance To Change' specifically impede progress and innovation?
- By fostering a preference for familiar methods without fair assessment. (correct)
- By ensuring that traditional values are preserved.
- By encouraging critical evaluation of all new ideas.
- By promoting a cautious approach to adopting new technologies.
Why is harmful conformity considered detrimental to effective thinking?
Why is harmful conformity considered detrimental to effective thinking?
In what way does stereotyping undermine rational thought and judgment?
In what way does stereotyping undermine rational thought and judgment?
How does 'Self-Deception' affect one's ability to make sound judgments and decisions?
How does 'Self-Deception' affect one's ability to make sound judgments and decisions?
Which of the following actions best demonstrates overcoming the 'Mine-Is-Better Habit'?
Which of the following actions best demonstrates overcoming the 'Mine-Is-Better Habit'?
What is the most effective way to mitigate 'Face Saving' tendencies in a team environment?
What is the most effective way to mitigate 'Face Saving' tendencies in a team environment?
To foster innovation, how should one approach 'Resistance to Change' within an organization?
To foster innovation, how should one approach 'Resistance to Change' within an organization?
Which strategy is most effective in counteracting the negative effects of 'Conformity' on group decision-making?
Which strategy is most effective in counteracting the negative effects of 'Conformity' on group decision-making?
How can individuals actively combat 'Stereotyping' in their daily interactions and thought processes?
How can individuals actively combat 'Stereotyping' in their daily interactions and thought processes?
What is the most effective approach to addressing 'Self-Deception' in professional development?
What is the most effective approach to addressing 'Self-Deception' in professional development?
A manager consistently promotes their own ideas without considering input from their team. This behavior best exemplifies which habit?
A manager consistently promotes their own ideas without considering input from their team. This behavior best exemplifies which habit?
An employee makes a mistake on a critical project but blames a system error instead of admitting their oversight. This is an example of:
An employee makes a mistake on a critical project but blames a system error instead of admitting their oversight. This is an example of:
A company refuses to adopt new marketing strategies, insisting that their traditional methods are still effective despite declining sales. This situation illustrates:
A company refuses to adopt new marketing strategies, insisting that their traditional methods are still effective despite declining sales. This situation illustrates:
During a group project, team members tend to agree with the loudest voice in the room, even if they have reservations about the idea. This behavior reflects:
During a group project, team members tend to agree with the loudest voice in the room, even if they have reservations about the idea. This behavior reflects:
Assuming that a candidate is not suitable for a leadership role solely based on their age is an example of:
Assuming that a candidate is not suitable for a leadership role solely based on their age is an example of:
An individual consistently attributes project failures to external factors while taking credit for successes, demonstrating:
An individual consistently attributes project failures to external factors while taking credit for successes, demonstrating:
What is the most direct way to counteract the negative effects of the 'Mine-Is-Better' habit within a team?
What is the most direct way to counteract the negative effects of the 'Mine-Is-Better' habit within a team?
Which approach would be most effective to encourage a colleague to overcome 'Resistance to Change' and embrace new methodologies?
Which approach would be most effective to encourage a colleague to overcome 'Resistance to Change' and embrace new methodologies?
Flashcards
Mine-Is-Better Habit
Mine-Is-Better Habit
The habit of thinking one's own possessions or ideas are superior.
Face Saving
Face Saving
Avoiding embarrassment by refusing to admit mistakes.
Resistance to Change
Resistance to Change
Tendency to reject new ideas without proper examination.
Conformity
Conformity
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Stereotyping
Stereotyping
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Self-Deception
Self-Deception
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Study Notes
- Habits That Hinder Thinking include the mine-is-better habit, face saving, resistance to change, conformity, stereotyping, and self-deception.
The Mine-Is-Better Habit
- Is an individualistic and self-centered attitude.
- Involves making sweeping assumptions.
- Destroys objectivity and promotes self-flattering errors.
- An example would include thinking, "My bike is better than your bike." or "My Mom cooks better than your aunt".
- A solution is to keep the ego from interfering when searching for the truth.
Face Saving
- Is a natural tendency arising from our ego.
- Involves refusing to admit our own mistakes to avoid embarrassment.
- Could be due to the position held.
- Occurs after something said or done threatens to disturb self-image.
- Is a defense mechanism used to protect our image.
- An example includes saying, 'It wasn't my fault, he made me do it."
- The virtue lies in acknowledging when something wrong or undesirable has occurred.
- Dishonesty lies in pointing the finger away from ourselves.
- Someone who makes a mistake and refuses to admit it makes another mistake.
Resistance to Change
- Is a tendency to reject new ideas without fair examination.
- Is marked by the attitude that the old ways are always the best.
- Reasons for resisting change include laziness, excessive regard for tradition, and insecurity.
- Resisting change means resisting discovery, invention, creativity, and progress.
- It involves being open to useful ideas and suspending judgment.
- It requires taking enough time to test new ideas and being ready to accept a new idea if it proves itself.
Conformity
- Harmful conformity is conformity without thinking.
- This occurs in order to belong to a group or to avoid the risk of being different.
- An example is "joining the bandwagon".
- It would be a mistake to fight conformity by refusing to do what others do just to be different.
- Not all forms of conformity are bad.
Stereotyping
- Is a fixed, unbending generalization, irrationally maintained.
- It is based on race, religion, etc.
- Is an extreme form of generalizing, e.g., "Most basketball players are tall."
- Is an overgeneralization, e.g., "City residents are less friendly than people in the countryside."
- Is a deeper and more serious problem than overgeneralization.
Self-Deception
- An example includes students with low grades blaming their teachers for favoritism due to missing class, failing to hand in assignments, or refusing to prepare for examinations.
- Many deceive themselves about their competence and acquire a habit of pretending to be knowledgeable.
- If you deceive yourself about your knowledge, you will not be able to decide accurately what information you need to solve a problem.
- If you are in a habit of judging dishonestly, you can't hope to judge well.
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