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Assignment: Problem: Explain Different Intellectual Traits Briefly

The document outlines several intellectual traits that include intellectual integrity, independence, perseverance, empathy, humility, courage, confidence in reason and fair-mindedness. It provides a brief definition for each trait, explaining that intellectual integrity requires consistent standards, intellectual autonomy means using critical thinking independently, and intellectual perseverance is continuing to work through difficulties. The traits overall promote sound and fair decision making by looking at all evidence from an unbiased perspective.

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Assignment: Problem: Explain Different Intellectual Traits Briefly

The document outlines several intellectual traits that include intellectual integrity, independence, perseverance, empathy, humility, courage, confidence in reason and fair-mindedness. It provides a brief definition for each trait, explaining that intellectual integrity requires consistent standards, intellectual autonomy means using critical thinking independently, and intellectual perseverance is continuing to work through difficulties. The traits overall promote sound and fair decision making by looking at all evidence from an unbiased perspective.

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Problem: Explain different intellectual traits briefly.


These intellectual traits include intellectual integrity, independence, perseverance, empathy,
humility, courage, confidence in reason and fair-mindedness.
 Intellectual integrity
This trait requires that the standards that guide actions and thoughts need to be the same
standards by which others are evaluated. An individual exhibiting this trait treats others
with kindness while avoiding harm and outwardly projects this trait. This trait eliminates
double standards and hypocrisy.
 Intellectual autonomy
This trait requires an individual to use critical thinking tools, such as the Paul-Elder model,
and to trust their own ability to reason critically. For example, a dental professional
exhibiting intellectual autonomy will ask questions about new products and will critically
think through all aspects of the products to determine their implications of use. These
individuals do not have to rely on others to do their thinking.
 Intellectual Empathy
An individual achieves intellectual empathy when they actively put themselves in someone
else’s shoes in terms of how they think and feel.
 Intellectual perseverance 
The tag phase for this trait is "never give up" and encourages individuals to work through
any difficulties. A clinician exhibiting intellectual perseverance must depend on their critical
thinking toolkit to keep working through challenging patient issues or unfamiliar situations.
 Intellectual humility 

Individuals exhibiting intellectual humility accept they are human and that they do not
know everything. They continue to learn and grow as they age. They acknowledge their
limitations. Dental professionals exhibiting intellectual humility are okay to tell patients they
are not familiar with a certain product, technique, condition or research behind the product
or technique, and acknowledge that they are an ongoing learner in the profession.

 Intellectual courage 

Individuals with intellectual courage stand up for their beliefs and the conclusions they have
fully thought through, especially when it is difficult to do so. Sometimes it will not be a
popular or common thought, but if they stand up for their beliefs, change can occur.
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 Confidence in reason and fair-mindedness 
Utilizing the elements of thought and the standards will lead to confidence in reason and
fair-mindedness and requires individuals to look at all the evidence and relevant points of
views and arrive at conclusions that embodies the intellectual traits. This allows dental
professionals with confidence in reason and fair-mindedness to trust, as thinkers, to come
to sound conclusions for patient care simply by applying the framework to their thought
process.

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