The Text Reports a Study Conducted on Students from Harvard

question 157

Multiple Choice

The text reports a study conducted on students from Harvard and Radcliffe. Compared to how their thinking was characterized as seniors, when these students were freshmen, their thinking was more likely to:

• A) be tolerant of many different points of view
• B) reflect their self-chosen ideas and convictions
• C) be dualistic, emphasizing the "either-or" aspects of thought
• D) focus on understanding ambiguous answers, rather than focusing on truth and knowledge

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