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en-wikipedia-org-7749		Exploratory thought - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1029	212	47	Exploratory thought is an academic term used in the field of psychology to describe reasoning that neutrally considers multiple points of view and tries to anticipate all possible objections to, or flaws in, a particular position, with the goal of seeking truth. The opposite of exploratory thought is confirmatory thought, which is reasoning designed to construct justification supporting a specific point of view. Both terms were coined by social psychologist Jennifer Lerner and psychology professor Philip Tetlock in the 2002 book Emerging Perspectives in Judgment and Decision Making.[1] The authors argue that most people, most of the time, make decisions based on gut feelings and poor logic, and reason through issues primarily to provide justification, to themselves and to others, of what they already believe. ISBN 978-0470137499.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) ISBN 978-0470137499.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) ISBN 978-0470137499.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7749.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7749.txt