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One way to measure open-mindedness is to test for close-mindedness, and then take the converse.  A subject for our measurement can be asked if he views certain proposals as impossible.  By impossible I do not mean mathematically impossible, but so unlikely as to be considered absurd.  Belief in impossibility is a sign of close-mindedness, because it reflects the unwillingness of the subject to be "receptive" to the possibility.

One way to measure open-mindedness is to test for close-mindedness, and then take the converse.  A subject for our measurement can be asked if he views certain proposals as impossible.  By impossible I do not mean mathematically impossible, but so unlikely as to be considered absurd.  Belief in impossibility is a sign of close-mindedness, because it reflects the unwillingness of the subject to be "receptive" to the possibility.

 

== Example Questions and Topics ==

== Test Your Open-mindedness ==

# Do you resist admitting the possibility that a conservative approach to education is far more effective for students than a [[liberal]] one?

# Do you resist admitting the possibility that a conservative approach to education is far more effective for students than a [[liberal]] one?