ABSTRACT
This chapter is actually concerned with the fundamental differences among us, rather than the general principles that tend to make us similar to one another. For example, the general tendency to be overly deterministic that guides most people’s thinking may differ across people, based on the critical reasoning skills related to mental abilities (Sternberg, 1997) and developed through educational experiences (Chiesi, Primi, & Morsanyi, 2011; Hatfi eld & Soames, 2000). In other words, the study of differences among people is not applied in the form of broad, general rules, like our tendency to be overly deterministic. Instead, we will explore a large group of characteristics, including intelligences, personality traits, attitudes, motives, and values that often differ dramatically among people. Despite their complicated interrelationships, potential and actual relationships between these and the fi ve criteria will become readily apparent.
