Good Thinker

Poor Thinker

Welcomes problematic situations and is tolerant of ambiguity

Searches for certainty and is intolerant of ambiguity

Is sufficiently self-critical

Is satisfied with first attempts

Is reflective and deliberative

Is impulsive, gives up prematurely, and is overconfident of the correctness of initial ideas

Believes in the value of rationality

Overvalues intuition

Believes that thinking can be effective

Believes that thinking won't help

Is deliberative in discovering goals

Is impulsive in discovering goals

Revises goals when necessary

Does not revise goals

Is open to multiple possibilities

Prefers to deal with limited possibilities

Uses evidence that challenges favored possibilities

Ignores evidence that challenges favored possibilities