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Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

Perry (1970) has described post-formal cognitive development as transitions in thinking strategies from dualism to nondualism. The movement toward nondualism is hypothesized to be positively associated with the level of education. This study is a new attempt to assess the two thinking strategies, dualism versus nondualism. Forty freshmen, 33 seniors, and 29 faculty completed a questionnaire by making judgments on 20 popular issues. There was a marginally significant difference in dualistic thinking across educational status, with seniors as the least dualistic. The implications of these results are discussed.

Publication Date

1999

Journal Title

Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference

Volume

3

Issue

1

First Page

141

Last Page

146

Copyright

©1999 by the University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Publisher

University of Northern Iowa

City

Cedar Falls, IA

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