ATTLS

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The purpose of this questionnaire is to help us evaluate your attitudes towards thinking and learning.
There are no 'right' or 'wrong' answers; we are interested only in your opinion. Please be assured that your responses will be treated with a high
degree of confidentiality, and will not affect your assessment.
Attitudes Towards Thinking and Learning
Strongly Somewhat Neither agree nor Somewhat Strongly
Responses
disagree disagree disagree agree agree
In discussion
1. In evaluating what someone
says, I focus on the quality of their Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
argument, not on the person who's gly hat agree nor what ngly
presenting it. disagree disagree disagree agree agree
2. I like playing devil's advocate - arguing the Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
opposite of what someone is saying. gly hat agree nor what ngly
3. I like to understand where other people are

'coming from', what experiences have led Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
them to feel the way they do. gly hat agree nor what ngly
4. The most important part of my education

has been learning to understand people who Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
are very different to me. gly hat agree nor what ngly
5. I feel that the best way for me to achieve my

own identity is to interact with a variety of Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
other people. gly hat agree nor what ngly
6. I enjoy hearing the opinions of people who
come from backgrounds different to mine - Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
it helps me to understand how the same gly hat agree nor what ngly
things can be seen in such different ways. disagree disagree disagree agree agree
7. I find that I can strengthen my own position

through arguing with someone who Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
disagrees with me. gly hat agree nor what ngly
8. I am always interested in knowing why Stron Somew Neither Some Stro

people say and believe the things they do. gly hat agree nor what ngly
9. I often find myself arguing with the authors

of books that I read, trying to logically Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
figure out why they're wrong. gly hat agree nor what ngly
10. It's important for me to remain as objective Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
as possible when I analyze something. gly hat agree nor what ngly
11. I try to think with people instead of against Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
them. gly hat agree nor what ngly
12. I have certain criteria I use in evaluating Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
arguments. gly hat agree nor what ngly
13. I'm more likely to try to understand

someone else's opinion than to try to Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
evaluate it. gly hat agree nor what ngly
14. I try to point out weaknesses in other
people's thinking to help them clarify their Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
arguments. gly hat agree nor what ngly
15. I tend to put myself in other people's shoes

when discussing controversial issues, to see Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
why they think the way they do. gly hat agree nor what ngly
16. One could call my way of analysing things

'putting them on trial' because I am careful Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
to consider all the evidence. gly hat agree nor what ngly
17. I value the use of logic and reason over the

incorporation of my own concerns when Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
solving problems. gly hat agree nor what ngly
18. I can obtain insight into opinions that differ Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
from mine through empathy. gly hat agree nor what ngly
19. When I encounter people whose opinions
seem alien to me, I make a deliberate effort Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
to 'extend' myself into that person, to try to gly hat agree nor what ngly
see how they could have those opinions. disagree disagree disagree agree agree
20. I spend time figuring out what's 'wrong'
with things. For example, I'll look for Stron Somew Neither Some Stro
something in a literary interpretation that gly hat agree nor what ngly
isn't argued well enough. disagree disagree disagree agree agree
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• Health Informatics for Practitioners ► EMM-1 ► Surveys ► ATTLS

3. I like to understand where other people are

4. The most important part of my education

5. I feel that the best way for me to achieve my

7. I find that I can strengthen my own position

8. I am always interested in knowing why Stron Somew Neither Some Stro

9. I often find myself arguing with the authors

13. I'm more likely to try to understand

15. I tend to put myself in other people's shoes

16. One could call my way of analysing things

17. I value the use of logic and reason over the

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