APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Exploring the Complexities of Tolerance: Value Justification, Intellectual Humility, and Psychological Impacts

Saturday, May 24, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Social

We examine tolerance and intolerance across social contexts, focusing on individual differences and psychological implications tied to these behaviors. We examine the value systems associated with tolerance and intolerance, intellectual humility mitigating biases against tolerance, and the distinct psychological impacts of being tolerated. We provide recommendations for fostering tolerance.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Geoffrey WetherellChair
    Florida Atlantic University

Presentations

  1. (untitled)
  2. Justifications for Political Tolerance and Intolerance across the Ideological DivideGeoffrey Wetherell, Mark Brandt
  3. Intellectual Humility Attenuates Academics’ Negative Perceptions of Identity-Related ResearchKimberley Rios, Zach Roth, Thomas Coleman, Maykel Verkuyten
  4. The Psychological Effects of Enacting Tolerance and Being ToleratedKumar Yogeeswaran, Kyle Nash, Levi Adelman, Maykel Verkuyten
  5. Intellectual Humility Predicts Belief Updating for Sociopolitical TopicsShauna Bowes