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Many problems are not solved because people think about them
in automatic and habitual ways. This automatic mode of thought,
called mindlessness, plays a role in how we think about people. The
cost of mindless thinking is significant because it limits our
ability to make good decisions, to recognize changes in other people,
and to see things from a variety of perspectives.
The LMS is a 21-item questionnaire intended for use as a
training, self-discovery, and research instrument. It assesses four
domains associated with mindful thinking: novelty-seeking,
engagement, novelty producing, and flexibility. An individual who
seeks novelty perceives each situation as an opportunity to learn
something new. An individual who scores high in engagement is likely
to notice more details about his or her specific relationship with
the environment. A novelty producing person generates new information
in order to learn more about the current situation. Flexible people
welcome a changing environment rather than resist it. (To read
Langer's books, "Mindfulness" and "The Power of
Mindful Thinking, see www.bn.com)
The LMS has been shown to have good test-retest reliability,
factor validity, and construct validity.
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References
Langer, E.J. (1997). The Power of Mindful Learning. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Langer, E. J. (1989). Mindfulness. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. |
