The present article reviews a growing body of research on receptiveness to opposing views—the willingness to access, consider, and evaluate contradictory opinions in a relatively impartial manner. First, we describe the construct of receptiveness and consider how it can be measured and studied at the individual level. Next, we extend our theorizing to the interpersonal level, arguing that receptiveness in the course of any given interaction is mutually constituted by the dispositional tendencies and observable behaviors of the parties involved. We advance the argument that receptiveness should be conceptualized and studied as an interpersonal construct that emerges dynamically over the course of an interaction and is powerfully influenced by counterpart behavior. This interpersonal conceptualization of receptiveness has important implications for intervention design and raises a suite of novel research questions.

本文回顾了越来越多关于接受反对意见的研究——以相对公正的方式访问、考虑和评估矛盾意见的意愿。首先，我们描述了接受能力的结构，并考虑如何在个人层面对其进行测量和研究。接下来，我们将我们的理论扩展到人际层面，认为在任何给定的互动过程中，接受性都是由性格倾向和性格倾向共同构成的。可观察到的当事人的行为。我们提出了这样一个论点，即接受性应该被概念化和研究为一种在互动过程中动态出现的人际关系结构，并受到对方行为的强烈影响。这种接受性的人际概念化对干预设计具有重要意义，并提出了一系列新的研究问题。