Cambridge 16 | Test 2 | Passage 3
How to make wise decisions
One of the most reliable ways to support wisdom in our own day-to-day decisions is to look at scenarios from a third-party perspective, as though giving advice to a friend. Research suggests that when adopting a first-person viewpoint, we focus on “the focal features of the environment” and when we adopt a third-person “observer” viewpoint, we reason more broadly and focus more on interpersonal and moral ideals such as justice and impartiality. Looking at problems from this more expansive viewpoint appears to foster cognitive processes related to wise decisions.
as though (phrase)
as it would be if
You look as though you've been running a marathon!
reason (verb)
/ˈriː.zən/
to think about and make a good judgment about
He reasoned that both statements couldn't be true.
impartiality (noun)
/ɪmˌpɑːr.ʃiˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the fact of not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument an impartial evaluation of the job applicant's qualifications that does not consider age, gender, or race
