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Questioning Assumptions

Questioning Assumptions is a cognitive strategy within the domain of lateral thinking that involves critically examining the taken-for-granted premises underlying a problem, proposition, or framework in order to uncover implicit biases, generate alternative perspectives, and enable innovative solutions.

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535

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The Empirical Status of Empirically Supported Psychotherapies: Assumptions, Findings, and Reporting in Controlled Clinical Trials.

Drew Westen, Catherine M. Novotny, Heather Thompson‐Brenner · Psychological Bulletin · 2004 · 1.2K citations

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Shattered Assumptions: Towards a New Psychology of Trauma

Henry Krystal · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · 1993 · 1.2K citations

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Interventive Interviewing: Part III. Intending to Ask Lineal, Circular, Strategic, or Reflexive Questions?

Karl Tomm · Family Process · 1988 · 501 citations

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Wrong but Useful — What Covid-19 Epidemiologic Models Can and Cannot Tell Us

Inga Holmdahl, Caroline O. Buckee · New England Journal of Medicine · 2020 · 478 citations

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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence — from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

Carole Corcoran · Psychology of Women Quarterly · 1994 · 429 citations

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Authors

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  1. SB
    Stephen Brookfield

    University of St. Thomas - Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 146 citations

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  2. SM
    Sharon Mavin

    Northumbria University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 177 citations

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  3. WC
    William Condon

    Washington State University, United States

    2 publications · 98 citations

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  4. LH
    Liz Hamp‐Lyons

    Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 98 citations

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  5. RE
    Richard Edwards

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    2 publications · 187 citations

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Institutions

279

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    145 citations

  2. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    372 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    639 citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  5. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    754 citations

  6. Edinburgh Napier University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    140 citations

  7. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    86 citations

  8. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    254 citations

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  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 457 citations

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  2. Language Arts

    LA · 3 publications · 89 citations

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  3. American Ethnologist

    AE · 3 publications · 74 citations

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  4. Medical Education

    3 publications · 98 citations

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  5. Psychological Bulletin

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

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