Table 3.

Participants’ assessment of the critical thinking inclination.

Item	Mean (SD)
I usually try to think about the bigger picture during a discussion	4.01 (0.646)
I often use new ideas to shape (modify) the way I do things	3.76 (0.903)
I use more than one source to find out information for myself	4.37 (0.663)
I am often on the lookout for new ideas	3.97 (0.826)
I sometimes find a good argument that challenges some of my firmly held beliefs	3.81 (0.858)
It is important to understand other people viewpoint on an issue	4.39 (0.771)
It is important to justify the choices I make	3.83 (1.167)
I often re-evaluate my experiences so that I can learn from them	3.91 (0.697)
I usually check the credibility of the source of information before making judgments	3.97 (0.900)
I usually think about the wider implications of a decision before taking action	4.06 (0.817)
I often think about my actions to see whether I could improve them	4.02 (0.856)

Scale from 1 = totally disagree to 5 = totally agree.